It has now been 166 years since Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published, an event that permanently altered the course of science and biology while sending shockwaves through religious communities around the world. Evolution is an established scientific fact, yet creationism persists in significant numbers, particularly among those who hold to Abrahamic…
Category: politics
Things I Like: Oleg Golishevsky (2 Broke Girls)
Oleg Golishevsky is one of the most memorable characters on the television sitcom 2 Broke Girls. I was actually surprised that the actor who plays him is American and doesn’t really talk like that out of character. Much like Cotton Hill from King of the Hill, on paper this guy should be totally unlikable, but…
Lindsey Graham’s Legacy Was America’s Failure
As a born-and-raised, current resident of South Carolina, many of us were shocked to find that our United States Senator, Lindsey Graham, had died unexpectedly at the age of 71. While there are naturally some conspiracy theories about his death, this is not what this blog post is about. As someone who succeeded Strom Thurmond…
Sorry Trump, Birthright Citizenship Isn’t New, and It Isn’t Up for Debate
The Supreme Court fortunately ruled recently in favor of affirming that birthright citizenship is indeed the law of the land, as it has been literally described in the Constitution since the 1860s. This was directly triggered by Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship by executive order, but it is quite shameful that this was even…
The Myth of God-Given “Natural” Rights
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This is one of the most famous passages from the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and aimed directly…