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A New Spin on the New Year’s Resolution

It’s that time of year again. We’ve seen all the year-end round-ups. We’ve had our fill of Turkey, spiked nog, agitating relatives, and our credit cards still sizzle from the endless desire to fill...

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A Message From Poppycock

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The Myth That Died a Man: JoePa

“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” -Harvey Dent I suppose I could stop writing with this. As articulate and accurate a quote one might need to describe the...

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Gay Marriage: Frankly, Miss Scarlet, I Don’t Give a Damn

Today the ninth circuit court overturned the voter-backed Prop 8 law banning gay marriage in California. In the ruling of 2-1, they upheld the interpretation of a judge in a lower court who ruled it a...

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KONY 2012: As Effective a Grassroots Campaign As Any

The internet has struck again and “slacktavists” everywhere are lapping it up. Here I am, a suburban white boy in southern California writing about horrifying acts in Uganda. Damned if this social...

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Share the Good News: It’s All Greek to Me, Though

God is Harvey the Rabbit to humanity's Elwood P. Dowd.

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Cyberbullying: Throwing the Tormented Baby Out With the Bathwater

Perhaps the next step is to make laws allowing the school to hand out detention to a 10-year old for not doing his chores? Schools are here to educate your kids, not raise them. Pandora’s box, ladies...

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Newtown: A Call For a New World

There is no unbiased position to take in the aftermath of a tragedy that redefines the word. This is one of those moments where adjectives fall short of sentiment; where rage mixes with shock and awe...

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Keep Calm and Let’s Talk Guns

Let’s talk about gun control. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Everyone calm down. Jesus. Lower your weapons. Put the guns down. Put ‘em down. I just wanna talk. Why do you have an erection? C’mon, man that’s weird.

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Minimum Wage Hikes Ask One Question: What Does Our Toil Owe Us?

The argument for or against the minimum wage increases is not one easily proven by numbers. A $15 minimum wage in some states would be outrageous given local economies and cost of living adjustments....

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Through Rose City Colored Glasses

Last week it became apparent that I am out of touch with the rest of the world. The distance between myself has never geographically changed, but the chasm between me and what some call real Americans,...

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