Every year, more than 30 million people flow between the US and Mexico through the San Ysidro Port of Entry, making it the busiest land-border crossing in the world. In 1994, Operation Gatekeeper expanded the…
As most of you know by now two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today killing two and injuring dozens. I don’t want to add to the speculation regarding the cause or…
We hear a lot about wealth disparity and class warfare these day, but the numbers are so large that comprehending them is damn near impossible. The graphic representation above makes it a bit easier. The graph…
Rep Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is stunningly ignorant. Just listen to this questioning. Is it egregious, purposeful ignorance? Simple stupidity? Trolling? A smug act? I honestly can’t tell, but it is a stunning look at one of the…
Perhaps [Blade Runner] expresses a nostalgia for a dystopian vision of the future that has become outdated. This vision offered some consolation, because it was at least sublime. Now the future looks brighter, hotter and…
There has been yet another mass shooting, something that now seems to occur on a monthly basis. Every time another tragedy like this occurs, gun advocates are the first to speak up about why we can’t…
December 21st is quickly approaching, here’s an interesting piece of news to question your existence; the University of Washington is currently conducting experiments that could prove our whole existence, everything you and I know to…
Nick Offerman, well known as Ron Swanson of NBC’s Parks & Recreation, isn’t just The Man with the Stache and he isn’t just an actor playing a man’s man. Turns out he’s much much more. Although…
With the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections now in our past, I believe the campaigns have taught all of us a few new things that I hope President Obama and Congress can take to heart. Finger…