By Odeisel
It’s been a year to the day since Barack Obama was elected to the office of the President of The United States. He ran on the mantra of change and his election would have …

Remarks of President Barack Obama—As Prepared for Delivery
The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
United States Military Academy at West Point
December 1, 2009
Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women …

By Chuck Waters
I don’t have any experience with prostitution, but it strikes me as rife with desperation, lack of self esteem, and sadly, low level intelligence. There are many parallels it has in common with …

By Odeisel
Those who work for themselves know that freedom is very expensive. As the descendents of slaves, Black people in the Diaspora know that freedom is elusive and a difficult struggle to both attain and …

By Odeisel
We stand on the shoulders of those that come before us, that added base allowing us to be forward thinking if we allow ourselves to escape the rearview mirror off the past. While history …

By Odeisel
Is this what it has come to? Post racial America? Today, it would seem that good old fashioned American ignorance has once again smashed the ridiculous notion of this country actually moving forward on …

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery
“Responsibility for our Common Future”
Address to the United Nations General Assembly
September 23, 2009
 
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman: it is my honor to …

Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 
The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth …

By Odeisel
America’s Camelot had no connection to Sir Lancelot or King Arthur.  It was the feeling prior to 60s tumult and political, social, and generational unrest of Pax Americana.  Where Kings could dream, millions could …

By Summer Rayne
When Barack Obama was elected this past November, a sense of pride flourished throughout the Black community that hadn’t been felt since the Civil Rights Movement. Many of my friends, associates and even …

By Bill Starlin
Affirmative action immediately conjures images of unqualified people of color, and quotas, and all manner of conjecture. Its intended purpose is to level the playing field when it comes to advancement opportunity. Many …

By Chuck Waters
Since my last article a lot has happened in Detroit. Since we last spoke, the city’s most outspoken and vocal council member, Monica Conyers, plead guilty to accepting $6,000 in bribes in exchange …

By Jordan Forrester
Any David who stands in the face of his personal Golitah and says, “No more!” deserves the utmost respect.  The proverbial story of the golden underdog fuels most people’s desire to be that …

 
By Chuck Waters
 
There are very few absolutes in this lifetime. Death and taxes are examples of that.  Failure is another one of those absolutes.  Failure occurs when your desired objectives aren’t met.  Failure manifests itself …

By Bill Starlin
This morning we had the distinct pleasure of being issued a formal apology by prominent South Carolina Republican Rusty DePass for referring to an escaped gorilla as “one of Michelle’s [Obama's] ancestors.” I’m …

Kim Jong-Il

By Bill Starlin
Imagine a mushroom cloud of smoke, a flash of light, and tens of thousands of people dying.  Imagine millions of square feet of land rendered useless for generations and people in a …

By Odell Hall
How do you measure the greatness of man? Are we defined more by our allies or by our enemies? Are we measured more by our triumphs or our tragedies? By what we attain …

By Bill Starlin
You live a relatively charmed life. You’ve been at the job for a few years. Maybe you have been here since high school.  Maybe you got here fresh from college. It’s all you …

By Bill Starlin
As municipalities across the country scour to find new sources of revenue to balance budgets in the  wake of the present fiscal apocalypse, normal citizens are finding that many of the things we …