Category Archive: Current Events

Trayvon Martin

Click here to see what I wrote on this issue shortly after Trayvon’s murder. The Trayvon Martin case has concluded and George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder and manslaughter although it is patently… Continue reading

Song for Syria (Part 2)

Read Part 1 here As you can see the events in Syria have incredible consequences for the entire region and the world and that is only the Geopolitics involved in the situation. As… Continue reading

Song for Syria (Part 1)

I’ve been thinking I want to write a song called  “A Song for Syria.” Syria has been on my mind lately. If you aren’t aware Syria has been involved in a bloody civil… Continue reading

Yeezus

Ok so now that the NBA playoffs is over I can resume my regular life. Fortunately for me this happens to coincide with Kanye dropping a new album (Yeezus), which means that at… Continue reading

Django Revisited

I wrote earlier that I would not go and see Django Unchained in the movie theaters and I had very strong reasons for doing so. As a result, I feel it is only… Continue reading

Politics as Usual: The Sequester and the President’s Political Position

Currently, the big issue in government right now is the sequester and whether or not it will take place. The sequester is large scale government cuts on everything from military spending to spending… Continue reading

Politics as usual: The President vs. Congress

Recently, I read an article in the Washington Post which caught my attention. Essentially, it says that President Obama is planning to issue a set of executive orders on items that he feels… Continue reading

Why I did not go to see Django Unchained

So… I chose not to go and see Django Unchained. When presented with the opportunity to go and see the movie myself and go and see what all the fuss was about I… Continue reading

Article titled "I am Adam Lanza’s mother"

My heart goes out to all the people who were affected by the violence in Connecticut. It is too much. I am of the opinion that something needs to be done about our… Continue reading