Friday, September 29, 2023
Donald Sterling

Donald Sterling, Racism and the Media

Thanks to Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling, the 24 hour news cycle can stop reporting about the missing Malaysian airliner. We have a old, but new issue to discuss again, that being racism and bigotry in the United States
baseball

Baseball: Therapy for a Divided Country

America is not as divided as you think it is. You need only go to a ballgame to understand why. Yes, there are some loudmouths and whackos, but those folks are everywhere in life. The ballgame makes you realize just how much of a minority they are.
Xenophobia, super bowl commercial

The Super Bowl, Safety Nets, and Xenophobia

The Super Bowl was played this past Sunday, between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. From Coca-Cola to John Elway, Super Bowl Sunday has a knack for exposing some people's true colors.
nfl

The NFL Has Fumbled the Ball

I used to enjoy the NFL back in the day. It was the glory days of the league, where institutions and mythologies were established. Now these institutions have become nothing more than a huge stable of cash cows.
MMA for kids

The Benefits and Dangers of MMA for Kids

There is a new trend where people beat the snot out of each other in a cage. This time it includes kids. No, I'm not talking about parents who let their kids watch the UFC, but rather the parents who let their kids participate in UFC style cage fights.
Washington Redskins Name Change

When Will We See a Washington Redskins Name Change?

"What's in a name? That which we would call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Juliet may have thought that names are artificial and meaningless, but she didn't have to deal with the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins name change.