By Jim Hoover In the last ranking in 2000, The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the French health care system the best in the world. Who ranked the U.S. 37th, close behind Costa Rica, Dominica, and Chile. Statistics supporting this ranking seem to persist today. If you remove…
By: Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook (WHOF) I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag everyday. I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the prostitute working the streets…
By: Thomas Rhodin In many respects the bi-partisan, Democrat-and-Republican system that we've grown accustomed in the past couple hundred years has failed. Too many voices, yet only two parties to represent the entirety of the nation's desires and needs, with the occasional third party Independent. And then with this…
Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through Girl Up’s support, girls have the opportunity to…
Anyone that has been in a long term relationship knows that there comes a time when you're not in the mood for sex and of course the other half is. How far would you go to get out of it?? We all know that the 'ole “ I have…
By: Jim Hoover Clarence Thomas should be impeached for a number of offenses, crimes and misdemeanors. Article III, Section 1 states that judges of federal courts shall hold their offices "during good behavior." The phrase "good behavior" has been interpreted by the courts to equate to the same level…
By: John Dyndril Fall From Grace is perhaps one of the most comprehensive looks at the Westboro Baptist Church and its followers, including extensive interviews with Fred Phelps (the minister for the church), his followers—which is almost ninety-percent just the rest of the Phelps family—and experts ranging from Biblical…
By: Jim Hoover Obama needs about one billion dollars to get re-elected next year, and he will get the money from the rich. Therefore, he must prove the perspective of the well-heeled, like the old classic song, “You belong to me.” He knows that while Republicans will agitate over…
By Jim Hoover Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is being courted to run for president. Perhaps it relates to his extremism. The Republican base likes radical right-wingers. How can we identify his right-wing stripe? Look at him, listen to him, and watch him. He is large. He is…
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…