By Virgie Thibault I’m aware that the topic of sexual harassment carries a significant amount of emotion with it, so I will be handling this subject as delicately as I can without drawing back on the logical points that are not being made in the current discussion that our world is having. Also, as a... Continue Reading →
Black America’s Pyrrhic Victory In Alabama
By Jeffrey Charles After Roy Moore was defeated in Alabama’s election last week, the Democrats and liberal pundits lavished praise on the black female voters who gave Doug Jones his victory. The left celebrated these voters for ensuring that the Republicans will have a thinner majority in the Senate. It’s understandable, given the fact... Continue Reading →
Friends Across the Aisle: Part 2
This is part 2 of a multipart series about cross-political friendships. For part one, click here By: Ellison Wade James voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012. In 2016, he voted for Trump. How does he make the leap? James attributes his liberal past to an innate desire toward rebellion against his rural, blue collar... Continue Reading →
Measuring Victory and Failure in Alabama
By Thomas Lazo In the aftermath of any election no amount of success or failure is immune from the often baffling distortions of a partisan mind. Democrats morose after the election of Donald Trump were quick to find solace in the idea that perhaps his election would be the event that exacerbates the internal divides... Continue Reading →
Is kneeling during the National Anthem really about social injustice?
By Carrie Muxlow There has been a lot of political discussion on the topic of NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem this past fall. Colin Kaepernick set off an increasing popular argument that in order to protest racial injustice, concerned citizens should kneel during the Anthem or refuse to take part in certain prideful... Continue Reading →
Roy Moore’s Loss is a Hit for Democrats: Reflections on the Alabama Special Election
By Cameron Dominy Yesterday, the worst possible outcome for the Democratic Party occurred in the state of Alabama; they won a Senate seat. Leading up to what has proven to be one of the more divisive races in American political memory, Republicans were faced with a difficult choice. Either they could back Roy Moore, who... Continue Reading →
Flynn’s Indictment and Trump’s Response Will Damn This Administration
By John Delle Donne On the first day of Christmas Bob Mueller gave to me, Mike Flynn in custody… I kid with the sing-song parody, but the recent indictment of former national security advisor Michael Flynn is no laughing matter for the Trump administration. While Flynn is not the first casualty of special counsel Robert... Continue Reading →
I Do Not Have to Explain Why There is Wine in My Grocery Cart: What I Learned Using Public Assistance in My Small Town
By Leah Richard “Why are you using your Food Stamps to buy wine?!” This was shouted at me while I was in line at the local Piggly Wiggly in my small Louisiana town. I didn’t personally know this woman, she didn’t personally know me, but we’d seen each other around and now she felt entitled... Continue Reading →
When “Never Forget” Becomes “We’re Not Them”
By Allen Watson When I first went to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, I was fifteen years old. We were on a school trip and I was a freshman in high school. I really didn’t know what to expect and, to be honest, I didn’t know much about history other than what we had... Continue Reading →
Friends Across the Aisle (Part 1)
By Ellison Wade This is part one of a series on holding friendships across party lines. Check back in the coming weeks for future installments What I expected to learn from such an experience, I’m unsure. But there I was, providing him a platform. Hoping I suppose, naïve romantic that I am, he’d hear himself... Continue Reading →