For its 2018 Person of the Year, Time Magazine has selected a group of journalists who have faced prison time, put themselves at great risk, and, in some cases, given their lives for reporting the truth. Billed as "The Guardians and the War on Truth," they include the staff of ...read more
Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky had her office at New York's Columbia Teachers' College vandalized with Nazi swastikas this week. She also found the Jewish slur "Yid" painted on her office door. Midlarsky, who has applied her training as a clinical psychologist to the field of ...read more
Dating app Bumble, which boasts around 30 million users, has already set itself apart from other dating sites due to their policy that women have to make the first move. This feature gives women a bit more control and a sense of safety on social media, which is a very welcome ...read more
In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Donald Trump offered one solution to the gun problem in America -- and it’s to give out more guns … to teachers. Trump believes that arming teachers will prevent yet another mass shooting in our schools because they will ...read more
While the kids in Parkland have been speaking out about the terror they experienced when one of their former classmates shot up their high school, conspiracies are being born and perpetuated by the most despicable among us. This, after the death of 17 people in yet another ...read more
According to Florida law, it is illegal to use exploding or flying fireworks that include: shells and mortars, multiple tube devices, Roman candles, rockets and firecrackers. Adult Floridians are only legally allowed to use sparklers that have been approved by the Florida ...read more
By now you've heard about the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida. By now you've heard the call for sensible gun laws and reform. By now you've also heard the need for better help for those with mental illnesses. And through all this sorrow and anger and fear, with 17 ...read more
(SATIRE WARNING!) On Sunday, November 5th, as of this writing 26 people were killed in a mass shooting in a church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Parishioners were in the middle of service when Devin Kelly, American Terrorist, opened fire. While some criticism usually gets levied at ...read more
I’m probably barking up the wrong tree here. In fact, I’m almost positive that I am, and this plea will be one of way too many that sizzles into nothing as it pings against the flaming hot behemoth of The Great American Gun Debate. But with over 500 innocent people wounded, and ...read more
UPDATE 2018: In the wake of the Parkland shooting and the #NeverAgain movement, I have revisited this article and wondered whether my pessimism was well founded. Like all mass movements throughout history, no one can predict when and where they will arise -- but this time it ...read more
On Friday evening, a 22 year-old named Elliot Rodger became the latest in a too-long string of mass shooters to shatter lives when he killed six and injured thirteen in a rampage that ended in Isla Vista, California. Thanks to his YouTube account, the world knows that Elliot ...read more
An unknown gunman armed with a high-powered rifle opened fire on the general public at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this morning, killing a TSA agent and wounding several others. The gunman was later shot by the police at a nearby Burger King. From the LA Times: ...read more
“Too soon.” That’s what we are always told every time some deranged individual goes off and shoots up a school, church, work place (oh hell, take your pick). People will accuse you of being indecent. They will say “the bodies are still warm,” or “this isn’t a time for ...read more
