How not to report the news: Food stamp fraud edition

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014Leave a comment

After my father died, growing up, my family depended on entitlement programs like WIC, free school lunch, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Hardly the mystical "Welfare Queens" conservatives imagine, we were just a low-income, single-parent household. You know, like a lot of families who rely upon these programs. By not worrying about where my … Continue reading How not to report the news: Food stamp fraud edition

What if the Tea Party was black?

April 29, 2010November 13, 20231 Comment

A friend of mine from St. John's brought this article ("Imagine if the Tea Party was Black") to my attention and I'm glad he did - I believe the author, Tim Wise, is absolutely right in his assertions and their implications; we may think that we have come a long way following the election of … Continue reading What if the Tea Party was black?

“The Rise and Fall of Common Decency”

March 25, 2010December 10, 2014Leave a comment

One of the recent editions of the City Pages had a cover story (the article can be found here) regarding the University of Minnesota-Morris' most infamous alumnus, Joseph Basel. While our times at the University share only the slightest overlap (2008/9), it is not an understatement to say that his short time here has changed … Continue reading “The Rise and Fall of Common Decency”