Or, journalism. Never before have I prayed so intently for my sons to find an interest in something offered by the University of Phoenix.  Jesus.

AP: An Associated Press analysis of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (dih BLAH’-zee-ohz) schedule in nearly five months in office shows he has barred the media from more than 50 events and limited access to 30 more. On some days, his entire schedule has been off limits to the press. All told, more than 20 percent of his scheduled events were closed to the media, including meetings with

Because — uh, because…well, like…separation of, you know, hilltop and state, and…no, that’s not it…   WAIT:  WE DON’T HAVE TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES TO YOU, HATERS!  WE’RE OFFENDED, AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS! Except that it doesn’t, and it’s long past the time that we — and let’s be clear here, I’m the farthest thing from a religion-driven social conservative you’re likely to find — tell these mewling little twats that

Well, it still is, sadly.  But that doesn’t much matter.  Because the sentiment is spreading — and far from being able to “crush it,” as McConnell and Boehner and McCain and Cantor, et al., wish to do (right along with their Democrat colleagues) — the voices are growing louder and more insistent. This country is bifurcated.  The divide is no longer easily traversed by the empty form of compromise and

One can only hope — even at an historically black college like Morgan State — that many in attendance were able to see through Holder’s persistent and pernicious racialism, then recognize the cognitive dissonance in his remarks, characterizing voter ID laws as a “moral failing,” even as every student / parent / faculty member / and janitorial staffer had to show ID to listen to holder wax sanctimonious (and, let’s

All hail judicial oligarchy.  “Judge puts Rep. John Conyers on primary ballot”: A judge on Friday ordered U.S. Rep. John Conyers to be placed on the August primary ballot, overturning a decision by Michigan election officials who found the Detroit Democrat ineligible because of problems with his nominating petitions. Many petitions were thrown out because the people who gathered signatures weren’t registered voters or listed a wrong registration address. That

To avoid having to appear before the select committee.  The coward. Wonder if he’ll blame the US consulate staff and the two dead SEALs for instigating the attacks.  After all, his career has gone pretty well for a guy whose claim to fame is marrying wealthy and lying about the behavior of his fellow service men, essentially aiding-and-abetting the North Vietnamese.  Though in fairness, there’s a better-than-even chance that this

I won’t reprise my linguistic argument  here– short version:  intentionalism! — to defend the name “Redskins,” initially meant as a honorarium for a Native American with whom the team’s founder was friendly, and now, a conventional referent to a DC football team, not to native Americans either in specifically or in the aggregate.  Because honestly, the current furor is just more PC bullshit meant to show private industry that politicians

Happy Memorial Day, soldiers!  This failure to pass was, of course, the fault of the GOP-run House, who pushed the bill through with bipartisan support.  Thing is, had they been thinking correctly, they could have named the legislation the “Koch Brothers Accountability and Offer to Drop Dead” bill, and it would have whisked right through the Senate, likely with McCain, Graham, Alexander, and a number of others joining the Dems