As your palms start sweating and you read the same sentence over and over again, the only thing running through your head is, “What the heck does this even mean?” […]
Opinions
Words @ War: Socialism: Is it good or bad?
Since the beginning of mankind, poverty has been one of our greatest adversaries. We are faced with limited resources and unlimited wants. Even in our post-industrial society, poverty is still […]
Words @ War: Socialism: Is it good or bad?
“Obama is a socialist.” I’ve heard that phrase thrown around quite a bit for the past four years. President Obama has been labeled as a “socialist” because of the Affordable […]
Chivalrous chauvinist
One of the hardest things I’ve constantly dealt with on a nearly daily basis is sexism. Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m not one of those bra-burning femi-nazis—when someone opens […]
Conscription Cashier
In Mexico, Russia and numerous countries around the world, military conscription is alive and well. This might seem preposterous to Americans – freedom and rights and good things like that. […]
Thumper
If you‘ve watched Bambi, then you know about the fuzzy little rabbit named Thumper whose infamous line is above. He’s unfortunately not the type of thumper I’m talking about, but […]
Out with the old
Does the Pure Michigan campaign really work? We hear it on the radio, see it on TV and every time we come back to Michigan the sign “Welcome to Pure […]
Lot pirates
It’s 10 minutes to 10. We join the many fleets of coffee buzzed treasure hunters in a circle about the tar sea where each of us is in search of […]