Lately I've been spending a considerable amount of time thinking about how America can pull itself back from the brink of disaster and heal the almost inconceivable political and social divisions that have torn the country apart. The past two years have been the worst I have ever ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

So President Obama took a 'selfie' with British prime minister David Cameron and Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt during Nelson Mandela's funeral. I'm not one for pomp and ceremony, but I don't think it was particularly appropriate given the circumstances (just take ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Leaders from all over the world gathered in a Johannesburg's FNB stadium to honor the passing of Nelson Mandela in a rain soaked ceremony filled with thousands of mourners. In what was the one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in recent history and watched by millions ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

As much of the internet is now aware - the Westboro Baptist Church is planning on picketing Nelson Mandela's funeral in South Africa in the coming days. If there's one thing the church wants, it's for people to engage with them, so they're lapping up the attention and tweeting ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Westboro Baptist Church has hit upon probably the fastest way possible to eradicate themselves from existence: Protest Nelson Mandela's funeral in South Africa. The church announced their plans on Twitter, saying: The gay hating fundamentalists also released the following ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

"I was very surprised by it. Callista posted my statement on her Facebook page and was amazed at some of the intensity -- some of whom came back three, four and five times repeating how angry they were." -- Newt Gingrich on CNN today, talking about the outrage that his praising ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

"Nelson Mandela stood up against a great injustice and was willing to pay a huge price for that. That's the reason he's mourned today, because of that struggle that he performed... I mean, what he was advocating for was not necessarily the right answer, but he was fighting ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

World Net Daily is the black hole at the center of galactic wingnuttia. And its online reader poll on the "life and work" of Nelson Mandela is going just about as you'd expect (see below). Leading the pack with 69 percent of the vote is the response: "He was a violent communist ...read more

• By Bob Cesca
  Nov 9, 2018

If you've been overheard and recorded uttering nasty racist slurs against black people, it's probably best to keep quiet when an iconic person of color passes away. Paris Hilton has called black people 'dirty niggers', told journalists that "she can't stand black people", and ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

The weekend is almost here at last and you'll no doubt be clamoring for something to distract you from the nagging question of whether this is the Friday you'll finally be called into your boss's office and told to gather your things and leave. Here's some reading material. 1. ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

While reading various articles about the life and passing of Nelson Mandela, curiosity got the best of me and I perused various right-wing blogs. The majority of the comments at Town Hall, Glenn Beck's The Blaze and, of course, Breitbart.com were predictably awful. Within an ...read more

• By Bob Cesca
  Nov 9, 2018

The iconic anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95 due to a lung infection. Along with other members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mandela was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. He was finally ...read more

• By Bob Cesca
  Nov 9, 2018