There was a day not so long ago when I thought racism was funny. I’d tell a racist joke and would almost immediately backpedal into a disclaimer like “I’m not racist, I have black friends!” Or I’d launch into a false justification about the difference between racism, stereotyping, and simply cracking a joke.
But in […]

Several weeks ago at the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado, a guest speaker suggested to his audience of high school students that they “have sex and use drugs” (article). Joel Becker, a professor of psychology at the University of California, was quoted as saying,

“I am going to encourage you to have sex and encourage you to use drugs appropriately. Why I am going to take that position is because you are going to do it anyway,” he continued. “I think as a psychologist and health educator, it is more important to educate you in a direction that you might actually stick to. So, I am going to stay mostly on with the sex side because that is the area I know more about. I want to encourage you to all have healthy, sexual behavior.”

The following is a rebuttal to an essay that’s been traveling the Internet for the last two years, often known as “Jay Leno… Hits the Nail on the Head.” Each time I read it I find myself disagreeing more and more and chose to respond in kind. Since I have a tenancy to be overly-verbose I’m splitting my response into several posts; but I think anyone interested in politics and the state of the world in which we live will find them interesting. Enjoy.

I love my country and all of the luxuries which it provides me. But I see things a little differently than the author of the essay to which I’m about to respond. He sees we “malcontents” who complain about life in America as spoiled, ungrateful brats who take our freedom for granted. I think those who view the world through rose-colored lenses and pretending that the last six years of our nations history have been it’s most glorious are the one’s that don’t appreciate their freedom. Let me explain myself.

Former sportscaster for ESPN and columnist for the Kansas City Star wrote a commentary thanking Imus for providing the black community with yet another distraction from the real problems that plague them. He writes,
“Thank you, Don Imus. You’ve given us (black people) an excuse to avoid our real problem.
You’ve given Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson […]

Didn’t I just write something about a celebrity coming under fire for racially charged banter?
Here’s the thing: Don Imus is a shock jock. He’s paid to say what’s on his mind and to say it with candor. He’s given a lot of money to shock, entertain and, every so often, to offend some […]