There is a perception which persists inexplicably that one should agree perfectly with a candidate in order to vote for them. That's nonsense. Democracy, particularly when it involves only two candidates with realistic expectations of taking office, is about preference. Do I agree with Hillary Clinton on everything?…

If you think that comment section is vile, you should (or, rather, shouldn't) see the comments for the 'Denial' trailer. The Nazis are out in full force on that one and it is utterly depressing.

The justice system is like cutting an onion: the more layers you peel away, the more you want to cry.

I don't know about Steve Avery's guilt, but I would wager that Brendan Dassey is almost certainly innocent.

I just finished Alain de Botton's The Course of Love yesterday - quite a superb and insightful portrait of the realities of what comprises an intimidate romantic connection, and overcoming the natural human vulnerabilities which test its success (the thesis of the book, which is repeated a few times throughout, is…

Who could ever forget that 'old saying in Tennessee'?

Well put. The Supreme Court a few years ago stated that speech is legally punishable if its applies to specific individuals. Blanket 'hate' speech laws and codes are often written so vaguely that it could easily lead to mass censorship. For instance, would the Bible and Qu'ran count as hate speech since they…

Trump on Mussolini: "I like Fascist dictators who weren’t captured."

There's no way Hannity or O'Reilly would forgo their multi-million dollar contracts to stick with Ailes. Their 'principles' come second to that sweet, sweet cable news money.

Well, no one is perfect (I still have fond memories of her insane 'Santa Clause can only be white' campaign), but if the Republican party as a whole was more like her (i.e. traditionally conservative but slight room for nuance and bouts of sanity) rather than the crazy neo-fascist state it is in now, the country as a…

Fair enough. I believe the film gets enough right (I mean, let's be frank, the evidence does appear to indicate more than one shooter, and the Warren commission was an absolute joke) for me to consider it more than a "rambling conspiracy theory." My defense of Stone rests on his ability, when he's at his best, to…

As much as I generally disagree with Shapiro, at least he will stick to his ideological principles (however misbegotten they may be) rather than joining the Trump train and demonizing your own reporter

That she has incurred the wrath of Breitbart and other Trump acolytes informs me that she must be doing something right.

Considering the man appeared to hire female anchors solely on their physical appeal (not to mention Fox's policy of mandatory short skirts), it would be surprisingly if the man was not a sexual predator.

JFK is terrible now? I'd argue it's one of the best movies of the 1990s: superbly acted and scripted, the editing is riveting, the cinematography is top-notch, it features perhaps John Williams' best score, and Stone's direction was at its peak.

Many of the links on that first page are criticizing the 'mental health' line of critique, and only the top two links seem to be arguing for the mental health motivation behind the shooting. Perhaps I don't understand ultimate the point you are trying to make, so perhaps you could detail it a little more clearly for…

Examples of mainstream media calling the Charleston shooting a terrorist act:
https://www.washingtonpost….
http://www.nytimes.com/2015…
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/…
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/e…

I imagine the snark has something to do with corporate disillusionment. Disney is by no means perfect (as the low wages of many of their employees demonstrate), but this action certainly merits applause. If only more corporations acted to the benefit of their community instead out of their own pure self-interest, my…

Even if you can provide me with more humanistic passages in the Qu'ran, does it not stand as a concern that I can just as well provide you with passages that advocate for death and torture? Yes, one can render a selectively interpretation of the Qu'ran and be a perfectly gregarious human being, but one can also pull a…

Really? I clearly remember the Charleston shooter being described a terrorist, because he was a terrorist. Is there any link you could provide me to demonstrate this?