The Los Angeles Dodgers organization boasts a long and powerful history of breaking barriers and championing diversity. Across three distinct eras, three iconic stars, Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, and Shohei Ohtani have represented pivotal moments in how immigration and racial integration have fundamentally changed the game of baseball and American culture.
The current spectacle of the cryptocurrency market buffeted by the pronouncements of an unpredictable industrialist and courted by the hand of the modern State offers a timeless lesson on the nature of money, freedom, and the pervasive temptation of government to control that which it ought not. Continue reading
It is a poor spectacle, indeed, when the grand theatre of American democracy takes on the tawdry air of a third-rate melodrama, and the players, in their zeal to “govern,” cease altogether to be gentlemen and begin to act the part of common ruffians. Such is the current production featuring the esteemed Speaker of the House, one Mr. Mike Johnson, and a certain duly elected—though conspicuously unseated—lady from the desert lands of Arizona, the Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva
Adelita Grijalva
Whether male circumcision is considered “cruel” is the subject of a significant, long-running, and often emotional debate that involves deep cultural, religious, ethical, and medical perspectives. There is no universal agreement on this issue. The procedure, especially when performed on infants for non-medical reasons, sits at a contentious intersection of parental rights, bodily autonomy, and medical ethics, leading to starkly different interpretations around the world. Continue reading
As that old sage Mark Twain once quipped, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” And in the age of “Mr. Donald,” this rings truer than ever, especially for the “High Priests of Prediction” – our political pollsters. Continue reading
Ever found yourself utterly perplexed by the actions of certain leaders? The decisions that seem to defy logic, the pronouncements that border on the surreal? I, for one, have spent countless hours pondering the motivations behind those who wield power. Today, we’re not offering definitive answers, but rather a lens through which to view a particularly compelling case: Donald Trump’s personality, as seen through the prism of the “Dark Triad.”
Belva Davis (October 13, 1932 – September 24, 2025)
Ever heard of Belva Davis? She wasn’t just any reporter. She was the first Black woman on TV news out West, a total trailblazer! Imagine the doors she had to kick down. But one of her biggest gigs? Covering the explosive Huey Newton trials. This wasn’t just a legal case; it was a snapshot of a nation boiling over with racial tension, a pressure cooker about to burst. Belva Davis didn’t just report on it; she navigated it, a Black woman in a white-dominated media landscape, during a time of intense racial strife. Continue reading
Remember the COVID-19 mask debates? Or how about arguments over vaccine mandates? Turns out, humanity has been having these same fights for centuries! One could almost say millennia, if we consider the ancient world’s attempts to contain leprosy or other contagions through isolation and social ostracization. This isn’t a new phenomenon; it’s an enduring clash between what’s best for everyone (public health) and what individuals want for themselves (personal liberty). It’s a tension as old as society itself, a dance between the collective and the individual that shapes our laws, our ethics, and, ultimately, our very survival. Continue reading
It seems almost absurd at first glance. The social media platform where we share memes, argue about sports, and doomscroll through the latest headlines – a strategic target in modern warfare? Yet, military strategists, cybersecurity experts, and intelligence professionals agree: digital platforms like X have become critical domains of engagement, as crucial as land, air, sea, and even space. We’ve entered an era where cyber warfare aims to disrupt, damage, or infiltrate a nation’s computer systems to achieve strategic objectives, a reality that transcends geographical boundaries and can cripple essential infrastructure instantaneously, without the need for traditional boots on the ground. Continue reading