This is quickly becoming an utterly preposterous presidency. I look at Mr Trump’s press conference on Thursday and think, is this really the guy in charge? I smack myself to try and wake up but just end up with a red spot on my check because this, unfortunately, is our reality. To think Mr Trump… Continue reading
Eight Days
It feels like we’ve had him for five years. It’s only been eight days. I have grave concerns. One of the Executive Orders signed by President Trump on Friday essentially amounts to the promised Muslim ban. It should be well noted here that Mr Trump has been clear that Christians will be prioritized. Now, for… Continue reading
Tomorrow
The sun rose in Orlando this morning. I’m not sure why; it doesn’t have anything positive to shine down upon. It did make a statement with its color choice, however. I sit on the lanai sipping my morning espresso, the clouds that are in the sky have a red haze to them. I won’t say… Continue reading
Make American Great Again
The slogan is fantastic, in every sense of the word. It generates feelings of nostalgia for the good times that have passed us by. It generates feelings of resentment that those times are now gone. But it also generates feelings of hope that the nostalgia we all dream of will one day return. Or does… Continue reading
Your Interpretation of the Second Amendment is Wrong
Historically, the Second Amendment was never intended to grant an individual right to carry a gun with them wherever they go. I can already sense the blood pressure of many conservatives rising! Justice Scalia called himself a textualist who would interpret the Constitution as it was understood at the time of writing. History shows us… Continue reading
If Only More People had Guns We Would All be Safe
Guns. Yep. Here we go again. This year, a year which is only eight weeks old, has seen over 7500 instances of gun violence. As of the writing of this article, there have been over 1900 gun related deaths in 2016. Take a moment and let that sink in. How many of those 1900 deaths… Continue reading
The Court Needs Imbalance
I had intended this week to move on from Justice Scalia and discuss other pressing matters. However, conservative ignorance won’t allow me to do so. I’ve had countless friends, colleagues and strangers tell me I’m an idiot, that I should let the country decide the next Supreme Court Justice. As I touched on last week,… Continue reading
Can Obama Nominate a New Justice?
Many people have ravaged Justice Scalia for his originalist and pure textualist view of the Constitution, myself included. While I can only speak for myself, the reason I did so was not to bring a man down, rather, it was to, in my own small way, attempt to raise the level of debate in this… Continue reading
Was There An Election?
I feel like there was an election recently. Yes? No? I don’t remember; it’s all a daze. I spent the last few months working for the Charlie Crist for Governor campaign and, as I’m sure you are aware, we were unsuccessful in out endeavor to convince the people of Florida that Governor Rick Scott does… Continue reading
Comfort Facilitates Complacency
I have a stable job. I have a decent paycheck. I enjoy my colleagues. I enjoy my work. Well, some days. Despite all that, I’m about to jump off the proverbial cliff. I’m not sure I should quote Thought Catalog but I could find no better words: You get nothing from being comfortable. You get nothing from… Continue reading