A later start for students would help! Wikipedia Later start times could allow students to be more mentally prepared for school. Creative Commons “California dreamin’ . . .  on such a winter’s dayyyyyyyy!” I belted out alongside The Mamas & the Papas, as I gazed out into the crowd of screaming fans. Of course, I was…

Pop Star Taylor Swift (Courtesy of The Country Music Hall of Fame/Flickr) “I’ve got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined . . . ooh, look what you made me do” What happens when the world’s biggest Pop Star gets political? Taylor Swift broke her political vow of silence on October 7,…

Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashogi, never exited the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey after entering it on October 2. Creative Commons/ POMED (Project on Middle East Democracy)  On October 2, Washington Post correspondent Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey. He never walked out. Turkish records show that Khashoggi was horribly mutilated and…

Les Wexner breaks from GOP. (Wikimedia Commons) On September 13, Les Wexner declared himself an Independent. As a member of the Republican Party since his days at Ohio State, Wexner has been a key supporter of many GOP nominees, including Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush. However, he has refused to back President Trump, and Wexner’s…

Stop Kavanaugh Rally on October 6, 2018‎. (Wikipedia Commons) A man who brags about sexual assault sits in the White House. Now a man who has been accused of attempted rape sits on the bench of our highest court. Margaret Atwood’s reality is looming over our heads, and it’s up to America’s citizens to stop…

Mark Zuckerberg has, once again, failed to deliver on his vow to use data appropriately. (Wikimedia Commons) Facebook has failed, once again, to protect its users’ data, even after pledging to treat it with care. Yet no one seems to even be batting an eye. On September 28, Facebook released a report announcing its largest…

Brett Kavanaugh is a Supreme Court Justice. What Does This Mean and What Comes Next (Photo/David King via Flickr)  On Saturday morning, the US Senate voted 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. But from the beginning, and at every turn, this confirmation process has been botched, mishandled and deliberately gerrymandered.  This has been…

Professor Christine Blasey Ford gives an oath prior to her opening statement. (Wikipedia Commons)   I respond to the Sunday article “The Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation: An Ugly Mess” by Andrew Cahall.   “But it is our job to make his pattern of revolting behavior clear — piece by painful piece. Aren’t we failing to fulfill…

Global warming  is a concern for scientists and politicians alike. (Pixabay)  On September 11, the EPA announced yet another proposed change to the rules and regulations set into place during the Obama-era to combat climate change. In an official statement, EPA Acting Director Andrew Wheeler claimed that the “common sense reforms” targeted at relaxing regulations…

Kavanaugh’s confirmation process has become a political flashpoint. (Wikimedia Commons) Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing has devolved into a complete circus.   From the onset, the judge was asked leading questions and mercilessly grilled by Democratic senators like Hirono and Harris, who tried to pander to their base by exposing Kavanaugh’s conservative bent. Then Senator Corey Booker…