For Ice Cream Addicts, Talenti Gelato is a Life Changer

Perfect bliss.
Read MoreI’m an ice cream addict.

Perfect bliss.
Read MoreI’m an ice cream addict.

Here’s what American conservatives once supported.
The super-rich never had it so good. At least not since the late 19th Century, a reprehensible period in American history known as the Gilded Age when wealthy robber barons in mansions and plantations treated the working class like farm animals, and the government did next to nothing to help common people. In other words, unbridled capitalism and conservatism at its unapologetic worst.
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Yesterday, something unusual happened at the crossroads of Flamingo and Fort Apache, in Las Vegas. Here’s the story.
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ESPN’s worthless garbage scoreboard for college football.
Read MoreHave you seen ESPN’s new online scoreboards?
Well, don’t bother. Because they suck!
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Within the past two weeks, I’ve been bombarded with several e-mails and even a few cold calls on my cell phone from “marketers” offering to sell me lists of active casino gamblers and poker players. I estimate the number of e-mails received at about 12-15. I’ve counted four phone calls (three left messages).
What I want to know is this: What in the hell is going on? Why is this happening? Can someone explain?

In 1963, an elected public official named George Wallace openly defies federal law, denying equality.
Read MoreJustice over bigotry shall ultimately prevail in Kentucky.
But let us not forget the disgraced bigot who openly stood in defiance, blocking a public doorway, thwarting the U.S. Constitution, and obstructing the basic freedoms of others. Moreover, let us remember all those repugnant voices who joined in on the spectacle and openly defended such bigotry under the false pretenses of “religious freedom” and “states rights.”
Presumably the land of liberty and equality, America has witnessed this shameful moment before.

Read MoreYou’ve got to hand it to conservatives.
The so-called advocates of “law and order” have become champions of unlawful disorder.

You won’t believe what they’re burning.
What books should be burned? Are there any?
If so, name them.
Are some books so gravely perilous — both to the reader and to society — that burning them could be construed as a righteous act?
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Read MoreI woke up this bright Sunday morning to the following question:
“When are we going to paint the house?”
Huh? What? Am I having a nightmare?

Enlightenment must include detours, challenging basic assumptions, and willingness to change when confronted with evidence.
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