The Washington Redskins are a football team which has operated under this name since 1932. A bunch of nanny state ninnies decreed the term "Redskins" is derogatory and the team should be stripped of its name. An article in Politico made a big deal about this, quoting such authorities as Harry Reid as if that lends legitimacy to the stripping of trademarks held by a … [Read more...]
Literary Hypocrisy Tramples Freedom of Thought and Religion
Fred & Louise Hamilton Elementary School has what's called "Read To Myself" time. One might reasonably expect that "Read To Myself" time is when you can, you know, read to yourself from any book you want. It's your time, right? Wrong. While you can read "Hunger Games" at Fred & Louise Hamilton Elementary School during "Read To Myself" time, don't you dare try … [Read more...]
Crime of the Century (aka children, birthday cupcakes and toy soldiers)
Only a generation ago young boys toted their .22 rifles to school on their shoulders so they could plink away in the school’s shooting range. Try that today and SWAT teams would descend like a Biblical plague of locusts. Gone are the days where a boy playing “Cowboys and Indians” is an everyday activity. Today it’s the subject of a human rights complaint. Our military, … [Read more...]