(Getty Images) “The startling truth is that nearly all of human progress has taken place in the last three hundred years (and for many of the billions of non-Westerners lifted out of crushing poverty thanks to capitalism, it’s happened in the last thirty years)….Capitalism is the most cooperative system ever created for the peaceful […]
Michelle Obama: White Men Ruin Politics
Michelle Obama has America’s distrust of politics all figured out: it’s because the Republican Party is full of white men. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women Tuesday, the wife of arguably the most polarizing, divisive president in history said, “We should be working actively to mix it up, so we’re getting a real […]
New Hollywood Blacklist: Oppose Trump or Face Career Ruin, Racism, Sexism, Threats
The original Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s was at least open and honest. There was a list, you were named, and you were informed. As immoral and indefensible as it was, those who were blacklisted at least knew where they stood. Today’s Hollywood Blacklist is quite different. Yes, your career is still threatened, but no […]