Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale praised the "brave and professional" police response after Alek Minassian allegedly plowed a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto. Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association, said the officer was a "hero" and could have justified opening fire, "This officer looked at what was going on and determined he could … Continue reading Man Would Be Dead in the U.S.A.
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Corporate America Throws White Males Under the Bus
Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture North America, a large professional consulting firm, wants to accomplish what other executives at most major companies have been unable to do: Make sure men and women are represented equally in company ranks. Her goal is to create a 50% male-50% female workforce by 2025. As of last year, the firm's U.S. … Continue reading Corporate America Throws White Males Under the Bus
420 Special: Kokua for Kauai
UPDATE: May 12th Concert to kokua Kaua'i Relief & Recovery Fund Last fall, around September 20th, Hurricane Maria knocked out power to most of Puerto Rico when it struck as a Category 4 storm. The mayor of Puerto Rico's largest city took her concerns to the media. "We are dying, and you are killing us with … Continue reading 420 Special: Kokua for Kauai
The Brilliance of Sally Kohn
On April 10th, Sally Kohn submitted an article to Huffington Post titled, "Stop Hating Trump Voters." Ms. Kohn is a former contributor to Fox News and is considered a liberal political commentator. She also serves as a community organizer and CEO of the Movement Vision Lab, which is a grassroots think tank focusing on progressive ideas and … Continue reading The Brilliance of Sally Kohn
Marijuana Legalization Reduces Illegal Smuggling from Mexico
The U.S. Border Patrol confiscated a high (no pun intended) of over 3.8 million pounds of cannabis (marijuana) in 2009. Analysts now expect seizures to drop to 0.6 million pounds in fiscal year 2019. This is a reduction of 84 percent. Princeton Policy Advisors show the dramatic drop in illicit drugs nabbed at the U.S. … Continue reading Marijuana Legalization Reduces Illegal Smuggling from Mexico
Civil War over the United States of America Border
In his annual letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders, Jamie Dimon, Wall Street's longest-serving CEO, said, "We need to resolve immigration — it is tearing apart our body politic and damaging our economy." Dimon believes immigration reform is "important both morally and economically." I previously pointed out moral and economic failures in our current immigration policy, as well … Continue reading Civil War over the United States of America Border
Enough with statues, give back the land
The Millennial generation fascinates me due to their collective failure to reason and act logically. Each generation of course has strengths and weaknesses. The 1960s offered children a world where The Bomb could result in global destruction at any moment while The Pill created a "free love" culture and new opportunities for women. Kids grew up … Continue reading Enough with statues, give back the land
Shot in the Back Seven Times
UPDATE: 4.4.18: I've listened to a number of Black protestors who talked about the "great guy" and "decent family man" Stephon Clark was. Nobody has explained why he was running through backyards. Was he breaking in homes? Faith Linthicum, a California nurse, was fired from her job after suggesting Stephon Clark deserved to be killed by … Continue reading Shot in the Back Seven Times
The War Against Boys
Yesterday, I pointed out the gender bias in reports about teen suicide. These are tragic occurrences and represent collective failures of our society. No child, boy or girl, should suffer conditions that lead them to take their own life. Adults and leaders have an obligation to create a better world for all our children. I … Continue reading The War Against Boys
Girls Commit Suicide. Who Cares About Boys?
Each day I read another article about the growing challenges for girls, teen females and women in America. In the August 4, 2017 edition of TIME Health, Rachel Lewis wrote, "The suicide rate among teen girls reached a 40-year high in 2015, according to new analysis from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention." Researchers … Continue reading Girls Commit Suicide. Who Cares About Boys?
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