By: Michael Tuosto The modern American liberal has drifted far from the true liberal ideas that The Enlightenment gave birth to. Individual liberty was the corner stone of the original liberal ideology. This type of liberty is made possible only through self-reliance and in the absence of a big,…
By Jim Hoover Seeing the weak Republican presidential field, Rick Perry (above) looks good to Republican kingpins. Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not is immaterial. As another radicalized Republican, he is forced to follow the extremist path carved by Republican leadership, one supported by corporate money. That…
By: Cunningham So, you’re thinking about serving in the military to begin your career? I know. You’ve seen the commercials on TV where they attempt to tap into your ego, get you all pumped up about how much of an honor it is to ‘serve your country,’ and…
By: Johann Hari Click here to join WHOF facebook page! (Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook) I am exhausted. I have spent all week trying to brainwash small children into being gay, by relentlessly inserting homosexuality into their maths, geography and science lessons. Their little eyes widened when the gay algebra…
By: Geoffrey Yonil Recently I've been seeing a lot of 'I Am an American' essays, or some variation of the sort, defining what it is to be an American. I didn't happen to agree with most of the essays, so here is my response to all of the ones…
By: Hillary Ghongil I never thought I'd see the day that having a Facebook profile would be a crime. It's slightly hysterical. A new bill called "Facebook Felon" is working its way through South Carolina legislature these next few weeks, and soon the bill will work its way from…
By: Jim Hoover Now I know what die-hard conservatives will say without even looking at the chart above: you’re blaming it all on George W. again. Conservatives do have a point. We should blame it on the ignorance and apathy of too many American voters, interference and manipulation of…
By: Momoko Mariyama It’s always fun and interesting to learn about other countries, their society, culture, moral values and of course, the guilty pleasure knowledge of their taboos. The Japanese, while largely a very shy, humble and respectful culture also have many things that you just don’t do or…
By: Jim Hoover Another very important bit of news the mainstream corporate media won’t feature: Vermont has voted for the first single-payer health care system, in other words, a system without private health care middlemen who, leech-like, suck record profits out of the misery of patients[i]. Now, who doesn’t…
by Jim Hoover Want to know how money buys public policy and the media? Ask the Koch brothers. While we struggle to make ends meet, tyrannical forces are secretly and relentlessly working to control decision-making at all levels of government that can be bought. In Republican states which no…