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  • Why Hate is an Easy Weed to Grow

    Why Hate is an Easy Weed to Grow0

    Welsh electrician Royson Leonard recently colorized images of World War II. The images are fascinating. What struck me most was Leonard’s wise observation that “Hate is an easy weed to grow and can go unnoticed until it’s too late and takes over. Be on guard as it can look like the best flower in the

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  • Why Hate Eradicators Should Reconsider the Removal of Christopher Columbus Statues

    Why Hate Eradicators Should Reconsider the Removal of Christopher Columbus Statues0

    They came aboard ships … just over five million they were, migrating to the United States over five decades between the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. They were Italians. They came ashore, mostly on Ellis Island in New York, but there were also other ports of call like Boston and New Orleans. With few

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  • Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults?

    Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults?1

    Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage. It meant you were one step closer to becoming an adult. Not anymore. Today adults have become avid Halloween revelers, especially young adults. By 2005, just over half of adults celebrated Halloween. Today, that number has grown to over

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  • Why Hamlet Disappeared From the Stage in the Soviet Union

    Why Hamlet Disappeared From the Stage in the Soviet Union0

    William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is considered by some to be the single greatest story ever written. Hamlet has it all: ghosts, sword fights, suicide, revenge, lust, murder, philosophy, faith, manipulation, and a climactic bloodbath worthy of a Tarantino film. It’s a masterpiece of both high art and sensationalism, the only play I’ve seen performed live three times. Not

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  • Why Gwyneth Paltrow is Wrong About Nearly Everything

    Why Gwyneth Paltrow is Wrong About Nearly Everything1

    I admit I laughed hard when I stumbled on this joke by Warren Holstein a few months ago: Gwyneth Paltrow’s New Year’s Resolutions:   1) Win war on gluten. 2) Expand Goop brand. 3) Condescend less to rabble.  4) Delete all Coldplay. I laughed so hard because the joke skewers so accurately. And we actually

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  • Why Gun Ownership Rates Tell Us Little About Homicide Trends in America

    Why Gun Ownership Rates Tell Us Little About Homicide Trends in America0

    Every time a homicide committed with a firearm makes the national news, it happens like clockwork: a variety of pundits in the corporate media quickly pen columns advocating for ever broader and stricter gun control laws. If only government agents were entrusted with a strict monopoly (or near-monopoly) on firearm ownership — we are told

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