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The small things: sorta-kinda influencing the elections

At “I Have a Theory About That,” we generally don’t advocate for or against specific political candidates or issues, so much as we work hard to get you to actually think and consider the issues, and understand where the candidates stand on them. In this instance, though, I am going to make an exception, because [...] [...]

Mulvaney: ADA, ABA are “cumbersome regulations”?

Rep. Paul Ryan called police yesterday to disperse a “sit-in” at his Kenosha, WI local office by unemployed constituents who felt like he was avoiding their repeated requests for an audience. He’s also, as have many GOP congressmen, made arrangements for food catering at his upcoming “town hall meetings” incurring an entry fee of [...] [...]

Calling All Robin Hoods and Maid Marians

This article was first published on Mr. Perkins’ blog, and is reprinted here with permission. Like Robin Hood, we live in a time of turmoil. The feudal lords once again are exploiting We the People, and chaos has ensued. It is time for change. There is no other choice. There is no more option to transform [...] [...]

The importance of Anthony Weiner’s wiener

On Friday, June 3, 2011, Representative Anthony Weiner prevailed as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, under enormous pressure from Weiner and numerous advocacy leaders, complied with a federal law that requires the disclosure of SCOTUS justices’ spouses’ incomes. Thomas has been ignoring this law for the past twenty years, and some claim that his [...] [...]

Is the earth flat or round? What’s your opinion?

Today, I saw a headline that pretty much summed up what I think is fundamentally wrong about this society. On ATL Boy, they featured a story from American Idol Buzz that asks, “Who won American Idol? Scotty or Lauren?” As if. Needless to say, Scotty McCreary, the teen country singer, took home the [...] [...]