Has #MeToo gone too far? Ansari story sparks debate

The #MeToo movement has been embraced by legions of women as a vital step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and Continue reading →

Wearing the President’s shoes

By Robert A. Vella Imagine, if you will, wearing the U.S. President’s shoes today.  You’re sitting in the Oval Office.  Continue reading →

The year of ‘enormous rage’: Number of hate groups rose by 14 percent in 2015

For the first time in five years, the number of hate groups in the United States rose in 2015, according to Continue reading →

Libya, extremism and the consequences of collapse

When former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was dragged from a drainage pipe in his hometown of Sirte and summarily Continue reading →

Unwinding democracy: Voter ID bill passes North Carolina House along party lines

RALEIGH — A Republican bill requiring voters to present photo identification passed the North Carolina House Wednesday in a vote Continue reading →

The end of majority rule?

The National Rifle Association is facing attacks from Gun Owners of America for being too soft on gun control. This Continue reading →

North Carolina GOP is trying to leap off the cliff of sanity

If it wasn’t so pathetically true, rational people would probably assume the recent political news coming out of North Carolina Continue reading →

Head Of Gun Organization: ‘Time To Hunt Democrats’

As the Senate prepares to take up a comprehensive gun violence prevention plan later this month, gun advocates have amped Continue reading →