From an acquaintance of mine: I am a fool. So much of what I thought, even a few days ago, was wrong. I thought the foundational American ideals that “all men were created equal,” and “nobody is above the law” were a matter of faith for all of us. I thought a man who stole … [Read more…]
A convicted felon is our President-Elect. How did that happen? He was up against someone who would have become one of the most qualified presidents in recent history. Yet Trump won. The first two reasons are apparent–racism and sexism. In addition to racism, Vice President Harris faced sexism to a degree equal to or greater … [Read more…]
By Betsy Biesenbach On Tuesday, I got up, put on a pantsuit, and went to vote, sure that 24 hours later, for the first time ever, the president of the United States would be someone like me — a wife, a mother, a worker, a woman. That night I turned off the TV before all … [Read more…]
While some of us argued that football and basketball players at big-time programs should be paid, universities and the NCAA were continually hiding behind the student-athlete myth. We kept saying that the players were generating millions of dollars, while the NCAA and the universities kept saying these athletes were students and amateurs and should not … [Read more…]
From one of my heroes, Diane Ravitch: The Iowa poll conducted by pollster Ann Seltzer, published in the Des Moines Register, is considered one of the best in the country. When it was released, it shocked everyone following the election closely. It found that Kamala Harris was leading Trump by 47%-44% in deep-red Iowa. That’s … [Read more…]
The Washington Post published an article titled “This is a great economy ” earlier this month. Why can’t we celebrate it?” The article starts with the following paragraph. “By just about every measure, the U.S. economy is in good shape. Growth is strong. Unemployment is low. Inflation is back down. More important, many Americans are getting sizable pay … [Read more…]
Remarkably, the media keeps finding ways to favor Trump. Yes, they sane wash Trump’s inexplicable ramblings. And yes, they fail to note many of his outrageous lies. But they have continued their pattern of going further. They are acting more favorably towards Trump than his Democrat opponent, just as they did in 2016 when it … [Read more…]
I remain opposed to debates between candidates for high office, especially president and vice-president. The primary reason is that debates are seriously inappropriate for determining whether a person should be president or vice president. They do not reveal much about what a person in either of those jobs does every day. I have thought so … [Read more…]
Today, college athletes nationwide can earn money from NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals, like professional athletes. They have an African American former power forward, Edward Charles O’Bannon, to thank for it. O’Bannon had a storied basketball career. A native of Los Angeles, he was a McDonald’s All-American high school basketball player, and he was … [Read more…]
This is the most important election in our lifetime, a point often made; however, it remains true. If Trump wins the presidency, we will move headlong into an authoritarian form of government. An authoritarian type of government exercises most or total power over the government and society. It suspends elections and civil liberties. You have … [Read more…]