I’ve heard some incredibly callous and ignorant reasons for abortion restrictions in my life, but I do believe a Republican lawmaker in North Carolina has now taken the mantle reserved for the most asinine and thoughtless. GOP state Representative Pat McElraft has co-sponsored a bill in North Carolina which would triple the state’s 24-hour waiting period for […]
It’s one thing to make a mistake, realize it, admit it, and move on. But some people–especially those who served in the George W. Bush White House–just cannot ever bring themselves to admit they were wrong, even when it’s so painfully obvious that they were. I refer specifically to the mistake of the Iraq War. […]
It would be easy to dismiss Mike Huckabee as just another right wing nutjob who spouts off when his string is pulled, but keep in mind this particular loose cannon is planning to seek the 2016 GOP nomination and has even been running first or second in some polls! The former Arkansas Governor is now […]
A Texas state Representative who is sponsoring a religious freedom bill similar to the ones recently passed in Indiana and Arkansas attempted to defend the proposed law by pulling the Nazi card, a sign that he knows he is losing the debate. Republican Representative Matt Krause told a Texas newspaper reporter this week: “Should a […]
As part of its Holy Week observance, a church in New York is also taking time to commemorate and honor the memories of children who have been taken far too soon from communities across the United States by gun violence. St. Marks Episcopal Church in the Bowery section of New York City has some 70 […]
Arizona GOP Governor Doug Ducey signed a extremely controversial bill Monday that prohibits women in his state from buying insurance that includes abortion coverage through the federal healthcare exchange. In addition, the bill Ducey signed also requires doctors to tell women they could possibly reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion. Critics of the bill claim that provision is based on […]
The story of Glenn Ford will break your heart. It may also make you angry. Because after spending 30 years on death row in Louisiana, Ford, now 65 years old, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. And what will Ford receive as compensation from the state of Louisiana for wrongful imprisonment? Nothing. Not […]