Chad Goller-Sojourner knows the value of at least one white privilege.
What Are You Prepared to Do?
April 11, 2013 By 22 Comments
In case of a violent attack, J. A. Drew Diaz says that it’s time to embrace the corollary to the Boy Scout motto: be prepared to fight back.
Jordan Davis and The Danger of Being a Black Man In America
December 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
Shawn Maxam is tired of being afraid for his life just because he happens to be a man of color.
Jordan Davis Shot Dead in Florida
November 28, 2012 By 23 Comments
Another unarmed black teenager has been gunned down in Florida. Will this play out the same way the Trayvon Martin killing did?
Incentivizing Violence: When Will the Insanity End!?
November 13, 2012 By 37 Comments
Professor Warren Blumenfeld’s manifesto on gun promotion and the (im)possibility of gun control
Why I Purchased My First Hand Gun
September 21, 2012 By 8 Comments
One man from an anti-gun culture comes to embrace firearms and the responsibility and freedom they embody.
We Don’t Want to Play Anymore
September 20, 2012 By 7 Comments
David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.
Fox News, George Zimmerman and America’s Learning Moment
July 19, 2012 By 13 Comments
Shawn Maxam on how we can use George Zimmerman’s Hannity interview to become a better society.
Zimmerman Interviewed By Sean Hannity
July 19, 2012 By 10 Comments
Moderation Note: Discussion of Trayvon Martin brings all the racist fuckwits out of the ether. Do not feed the trolls. Just ignore any racist comments and I’ll be by in a bit to delete them; if you don’t ignore them I’ll feel obligated to leave them up so everyone can know what you’re responding to. [...]
George Zimmerman Out on Bail
July 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in February, has been released on bail.
These Are the Stories that Change Everything
June 28, 2012 By 26 Comments
Lisa Hickey responds to an article in The Atlantic about ‘having it all’ and debates feminism and Tom Matlack along the way.
Police Chief Fired as a Result of Trayvon Martin Case
June 20, 2012 By 5 Comments
Sanford, Florida police chief fired.
Remembering Rodney King
June 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
A recent video of Rodney King speaks to his hopefulness for the future of America and race relations… What do you think will be the enduring legacy of Rodney King?
George Zimmerman’s Wife Arrested for Perjury
June 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Allegedly the couple hid somewhere near $135,000 from the courts.
George Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked
June 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
George Zimmerman, the defendant in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, was forced to surrender himself back to the court within 48 hours today, after it was uncovered that he had more funds available than what he had previously told the court, as well as a possible second passport that he had not handed over
Open Thread: Has New Evidence in Trayvon Martin Case Changed Your Mind?
May 18, 2012 By 15 Comments
Conflicting reports of who was screaming for help, photos of Zimmerman’s bloody nose, a report of Martin having been shot at “intermediate range”… Has any of the new evidenced changed your mind, or simply raised new questions?
“You would never know from sex ed classes that people actually enjoy sex.”
This Comment of the Day was by wellokaythen on the post How We Can Improve Sex Ed for Boys?