Being gay is hard. Being gay and a Republican is even harder. Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican, has announced his intentions to run for the 2012 presidential elections. Frankly, Fred is certainly capable to be the President of the United States, considering his political experience advising Presidents Nixon, Reagan, and Bush. The question is, [...]

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While the world’s attention is on the civil war in Libya and the protests in Wisconsin, disturbing news was released in Philadelphia. A group of twenty-one priests suspected of child abuse were put on administrative leave. This bombshell has once again put the Catholic Church in a bad spot. Is being a priest just a sneaky way [...]

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The Westboro Baptist Church — the fundamentalist church known for its anti-gay protests outside military funerals — has won a Supreme Court appeal against a grieving father who lost his son, a Marine. It is a big victory. The US Supreme Court has ruled that the first amendment protects the church. Regardless of the first amendment, it is [...]

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If you want justice, you must work for peace. The US has vetoed the U.N. resolution declaring Israeli settlements illegal. It is disappointing. President Obama is basically following the steps of George W. Bush regarding policy in the Middle East. This unfortunate move sends the wrong message to the Arab world–especially the Palestinians–that the United States is [...]

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The protests in the Arab world have certainly inspired the people of Wisconsin. The dispute over a controversial budget bill that will affect teachers and public employees has brought thousands of people in the street to protest. American politics is so polarized that the politicians aren’t working together. The Democrats have chosen to hide instead of participating [...]

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The controversy over the attempt by a confederacy group to honor Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest –  a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist organization terrorizing people of color in the South – on a specialty license plate does not make any sense. Mississipi Governor Haley Barbour is caught in the middle of the controversy. [...]

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While America is celebrating the 100th anniversary of President Reagan‘s birth, President George W. Bush just cancelled a trip to Switzerland, fearing an arrest and charges of crimes against humanity. Human rights groups are actively building cases against the former US president and his entourage–including Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Condoleeza Rice–over the mistreatment of prisoners in Guatanamo Bay. [...]

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The fall of President Zine Ben Ali in Tunisia has inspired the whole Arab world in need of democracy and freedom. The Arab governments known for governing with iron hands are worried about the spread of movements for change from Tunisia, Algeria, or Yemen. Hosni Mubarack of Egypt and Muammar Kaddafi of Lybia must be holding their breath. Dying by [...]

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The surprise arrival of Jean Claude Duvalier, known as “Baby Doc,”  confirms the curse on Haiti. Baby Doc has made a miscalculation, profiting from the chaotic situation in Haiti to present himself as their savior. After 25 years in exile, he thought that cases against him for human rights abuses would be forgotten. We have seen the [...]

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James Eric Fuller, a 63 year old victim of the Tucson shooting, was arrested for threatening Tea Party organizer Trent Humphries, saying ”you are dead.” Revenge is not the best way to challenge irrational people. The wound still fresh in the heart of people all around the US, only Tea Party organizers have the guts to [...]

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