Red Flag Laws: Pre-Crime in Our Time

“Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither” – Benjamin Franklin The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution has been a sentinel of American gun ownership since its ratification in the Bill of Rights in 1791. Since then it … Continue reading Red Flag Laws: Pre-Crime in Our Time

What the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Commercials Say about America

Telling – that’s what comes to mind in an attempt to personify this year’s Super Bowl ads and its infamous halftime performance. Some buddies and I sat down to watch the game, the San Francisco 49ers confronting the Kansas City … Continue reading What the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Commercials Say about America

Fake News is Not Faked or New

Some Americans seem to think that when President Trump talks about “fake news,” he’s talking nonsense. He’s not. It really exists. Fake news and biased media are, like Hollywood’s sex craze, nothing new. The reason issues such as these receive so much attention today is that modern media make it possible for such “news” to reach an online audience extremely quickly. Thus, the general public is capable of obtaining, digesting, and commenting on the statements released by news outlets at an alarmingly rapid rate. Fake news is “old news.” It’s not some new ill practice applied to journalism exclusively in … Continue reading Fake News is Not Faked or New