Ask the average Joe on the street why it cost more to buy a house today than 50 years ago, or, why cars cost so much today, he’ll likely say something related to inflation. To put it into perspective, in my smallish town in NC, a house built around the 50s, in a nice neighborhood […]
Are You a Poop Eating (Conservative) Gorilla?
Have you been to a zoo lately? Animals in zoos, no matter how nice the zoo, suffer to some degree. I think it’s probably more noticeable for the larger animals. In some cases, some of these animals are close to extinction so the zoo provides a way for the species to survive. While they may […]
Thomas Jefferson: Racist or Revolutionary
In an article from the November 16th, 2015 issue of “The Flat Hat”, the student newspaper of William and Mary University, the alma mater of Thomas Jefferson, it’s reported that students posted sticky notes all over Thomas Jefferson’s statue depicting him as vile and racist: “RAPIST RAPIST RAPIST”, “Racism is a choice”, “Pedophile”, “How dare […]