Willie Osterweil (a white punk rocker) has written a defense of the looting in Ferguson, Missouri. Read it, excerpted and linked to after the jump. You might also take a look at Time‘s article “In Defense of Rioting.” How would you answer these arguments? (more…)
An agency has compiled a list that ranks the world’s nations according to how corrupt they are. Read this for the story and see the list of the top and bottom 20 after the jump. (Guess where the USA is.) (more…)
Broadcast television is facing stiff competition from services such as Netflix, which is now streaming original programming. The traditional networks are complaining that Netflix, like HBO, can present taboo content and language that they can’t. Now Netflix is presenting uncut, uncensored material that NBC found
Most arguments for abortion have treated it as a tragic but sometimes necessary choice, something regrettable. The goal should be to make abortion “safe, legal,” but also “rare.” But tolerating a morally questionable practice is no longer enough; now that practice must also be affirmed
We’ve blogged about the discovery of a skeleton with a deformed back found where Richard III was supposed to have been buried. Studies have confirmed that the skeleton is that of Richard III, the Plantagenet king and Shakespearean villain, who was overthrown by Henry Tudor
More from Mollie Hemingway, Forget The War On Christmas, The War On Advent Is Worse in The Federalist: 1) Advent is for preparation. Christmas is for partying. So that means Christmas parties should take place during Christmas. Christmas parties should not take place during Advent.
Philanthropists John and Carol Saeman explain why they support both Pope Francis’s concern for the poor and the Koch brothers’ crusade for free market economics and limited government. (more…)
Mollie Hemingway has written (way back in October) a piece in the Federalist about what she calls “The War on Advent.” Besides having the makings of a holiday classic, it makes a fine introduction to this all-but-forgotten season. (more…)
We old fogies are always complaining about “the younger generation.” But today’s teenagers and young adults actually have a much better record than their peers from the past (including when we old fogies were young fogies). Crime rates, promiscuity, substance abuse, bullying, and suicide rates
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Professional trolls
Trolls–those who make harsh and nasty comments just to take over and disrupt discussions–are the bane of the internet. It turns out, some trolls are paid for their work. (more…)