On Colby Covington and Failing Up

December 19, 2019

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Colby Covington’s MAGA jaw needed to be reattached after losing, and yet his name is being bandied about favorably by media. How did he accomplish this?

“If you win, you win. If you lose, you still win.” —Raging Bull

For the better part of 2019, one mouth has risen above almost every other athlete in ... Read the full article

When Halloween Became America’s Most Dangerous Holiday

October 31, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by W. Scott Poole

To many Americans, Halloween is the spookiest day of the year. This was authored in the 1970s, when fake headlines gave way to real fear.

Want to Save the Environment? De-Fund the Pentagon.

October 9, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Caitlin Johnstone

There’s a very clear demand we can add into the mix in this new push for environmentalist reforms: de-fund the Pentagon.

If Greta Grates, You’re the Problem

September 25, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by Dave the Trucker

Greta Thunberg excoriated the powerful for betraying the powerless with yet another viral speech. If she annoys you, however, you’re the problem.

R U OK?Day and Mental Health: The Snake Under the Table

September 12, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Will McMahon

Today in Australia is R U OK?Day, encouraging people to openly talk about suicide prevention and mental illness. America should follow their example; the US averages 123 suicides a day.

If This Were a Fight, Someone Would Stop It

August 14, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Chris Dupuy

Chris Dupuy was writing about boxing and recent ring deaths when the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton occurred. The events coalesced into this powerful piece about violence and our current state of affairs.

Fact-Check: Do Shootings Like El Paso and Dayton Bring America Closer to Gun Control?

August 4, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by TBS Newsbot

Once again, America has suffered more mass shootings. However, does such horror, repeated over and over again, impact our laws and those who make them?

Gaze Upon the Five Universal Laws of Stupidity

July 6, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by TBS Newsbot

According to one professor, the stupid of the earth operate under five universal laws, and their ultimate goal is absolute destruction.

Seven Reasons to Be Highly Skeptical of the Gulf of Oman Incident

June 17, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by Caitlin Johnstone

According to the United States, Iran damaged two vessels in the Gulf of Oman. Here are seven reasons why you shouldn’t buy that for a second.

Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise XXIV

May 24, 2019 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by John Michael

John Michael continues his series Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise, reflecting on life and people encountered, weighs in on the topic of abortion and ponders both sides.