Category: Current Events
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Like Politics? Try RealClearPolitics!
I am, for better or worse – mostly worse, a political junkie. For whatever reason, I like to bang myself in the head with various political points of view which typically evaporate and mean nothing by the end of the week anyways. Oh well, I’m ephemeral that way. So if you’re like me and like…
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Sorry. These are not examples of racism.
I came across two very different articles today which broached the issues of race. The first one was about Harry Potter actress Katie Leung saying that taxis drivers sometimes compliments her for her good English. (She was born in Scotland, by the way.) The second one was about Hillary Clinton saying Republicans use “coded racial…
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Students who get upset about yoga should learn a thing or two about cultural change.
For students trying to seem so culturally aware and intellectual, they are completely clueless. Check out this article: Ottawa College Bans Yoga I completely agree with the following article. Article on Cultural Appropriation Okay, so where are we at on this topic? These are lessons I teach my ninth-graders. Culture changes. You can’t stop it,…
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Poignant Quote from JFK for The 2016 Election
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy Hmmm. Now put this quote into the context of the 2016 US Presidential Election. Hard to do,…
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Is Rubio the One to Watch?
A number of pundits and journalists have declared Marco Rubio the official winner in the Iowa Caucus – not because he came in first, but because he came in third, only one point off of Trump. I tend to agree with this analysis. This was a major step forward for the Rubio campaign and he…
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Iowa: It’s Finally Here. Let’s Get This Thing Over With!
As the Iowa caucus kicks off the primary season for the US 2016 presidential election, it is, perhaps, a good time for the people to breathe and realize that the end is in sight – even if ten grueling months into the future! Hasn’t this already felt like the longest presidential campaign in history, even…
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Record Revenues! Record Debt! Why is $3.25 trillion not enough?
The numbers for fiscal year 2015 for the US Government are staggering. It has collected an all-time record of 3.25 trillion dollars. This is far and away the largest amount any government in history has ever collected from its people. Let’s look at that number again: 3,250,000,000,000 The American people and American corporations are paying…
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I Need a Break From …
I need a break from Donald Trump’s pontificating with his talented, obnoxious big mouth. I need a break from the Donald Trump haters, who add nothing helpful to the mix of ideas. I need a break from Democrats and their pie in the sky charity wheel. I need a break from Republicans and their 15…
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The Ignorance of Decrying Western Media for acting Western
This is a topic that I’ve been wanting to ignore. Partly because some people might misunderstand what I’m saying. Like that never happens on the Internet. Secondly, because it seems so basic and logical to me even as so many others have been bashing western media for acting western. Here’s what has been annoying me.…
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Previewing (Actually)Tales of Wonder
My new show is called “Tales of Wonder,” but there is a drama medley in the show also called “Tales of Wonder.” Yes, I get the show name from that. What’s a drama medley? I don’t know. I just made it up. It’s three dramatic sketches wrapped around an original song which holds them all…
Author Mark W Sasse 