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Parents Don’t Always Know Best

In case you have been living under a rock for the past few decades, you have probably heard the numerous stories about how abstinence-only education is not a viable option for the sex education of teenagers. Esteemed groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics have called for more informative sex education classes for young people. [...]

I’m The 99% and So Are You

Before you ever argue against a movement, it is best to understand what it is that movement stands for. It is also best to understand how that movement’s stance applies to you. A prime example of this is the “We Are the 99%” Movement and the backlash amongst some people. First of all, people need [...]

Hate Doesn’t Pay Well

It probably doesn’t surprise anyone who knows me well, or at all, that I am not a big fan of immigration laws. Some people only know of my disdain for ones like Alabama’s HB 56, which was recently put into effect. Some even know that I also dislike other immigration laws, including the ones that [...]

The Forest For The Trees

I am on Medicare and Medicaid. Because I’m on Medicare, I qualify for Medicare Part D, which (begrudgingly) covers most of my medicine. The Medicaid pays some of the co-pay, but doesn’t usually impact what drugs I can and cannot take. That means that I am lucky. I am lucky that I am not one [...]

Let ‘Em Die!

The other night at the GOP Presidential debate, several people showed their (ugly) true colors.  Wolf Blitzer asked Ron Paul, “What do you tell a guy who is sick, goes into a coma and doesn’t have health insurance? Who pays for his coverage? Are you saying society should just let him die?”  There were people [...]