It worked during the Obama administration, but will it work with the Trump administration? A gaggle of self-styled wild horse advocate groups have filed lawsuits in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore., demanding that the Bureau of Land Management abandon plans to spay 100 wild mares in an experiment to help determine a better mechanism for curtailing the ongoing … [Read more...]
50 Shades of Rape: Tales of Future Past
Know any rape victims? Of course you do. Me, too. I almost married one when we were young and beautiful. Call her Vanessa. She closely resembled Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, born with supermodel grace. Vanessa could don a burlap sack and make it look stylish. We met in college and soon learned that we were a matched pair from follytix to Beethoven. Vanessa was so … [Read more...]
Redemption Is Everyman’s Story
In the Jim Carrey movie “Liar, Liar” is a man that, for 24 hours, can’t lie. It’s just so human and funny. Because, when you get down to it, humans are pretty funny. Absurdly funny. But I also love the movie because it grabs my passion for redemption stories. Redemption is singularly my favorite of the universal human stories. Now, the “universal” part is not that all human … [Read more...]
School District Tries to Obliterate Public Records Law
The Clark County School District has filed a legal action with the state Supreme Court that, if successful, could render the state’s strong public records law nearly meaningless and deprive the citizens in every jurisdiction in the state access to public records that enable them to keep an eye on the actions of public officials. The brief filed earlier this month appeals a … [Read more...]
Who Let the Dogs Out?
The above headline refers to someone opening the Democrat kennel gate in order to let their rabid Mastiffs loose. The lead dog as usual was ex-president Barack Obama who in his initial appearance was at his prevaricating best when he tried to take credit for the current booming economy. During his long and meandering discourse he may have inadvertently told the truth when he … [Read more...]
Blacks Honor Whites with a Dash of Electric Pink
“Before you can preach, you must entertain.” - Director Frank Capra If you know somebody who has an extra seat for Saturday’s NAACP show, ask for it. You’ll be glad you crashed the gate. I should know. I’m producing it. I guarantee that it won’t be just another expensive boring sitdown with people preaching to the choir. You’ll get some of that but like a good marketing … [Read more...]
The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
A week from this Saturday, Nevadans commemorate how far we’ve come and how far we still must journey. Legends of the fall walk again on Sept. 29 at the Grand Sierra Hotel as the Reno-Sparks NAACP celebrates it 73rd Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. As fate would have it, the honorees are more than half a century apart but not separated at all. The inaugural Dolores Feemster … [Read more...]
Sorry, Anonymous Doesn’t Cut It
Before we begin, be reminded: Human Matters is not a political column. It’s a column about what matters – certainly what matters to me, at least – regarding what it means to be human. Now, to the matter at hand … First principles, that is, prima facie duties (SEE Thomas Aquinas) are thorny, troublesome things. If you are desirous to possess them, these duties will demand … [Read more...]