Category Archives: Politics

The 2nd Amendment Is Moral

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Quasi-Paul

The hard truth of life is that even though we all believe in individual rights such as life, liberty and freedom of speech, those rights only exist in reality to the extent that they can be protected from those that … Continue reading →

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Are you Professor Xavier or Magneto?

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Quasi-Paul

Before last week, everyone and their mother had weighed in on NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to protest police brutality, by kneeling during the national anthem during the 2016 season. Many welcomed Kaepernick’s peaceful protest as a bold and necessary … Continue reading →

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God Trumps All

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Quasi-Paul

Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the … Continue reading →

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I Want To Be Where The Racists Are

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Quasi-Paul

We are in racially tense times to say the least. We are in an election year where a major political party is about to nominate a presidential candidate (“He who must not be named”) that has suggested that Mexican immigrants … Continue reading →

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Is Mass Incarceration A Myth?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Quasi-Paul

In the current dust up over criminal justice reform, I see a deeper story of how our flaws as human beings keep us from realizing racial equality. Bill Clinton seems to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. … Continue reading →

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Do #BlackVotesMatter?

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Quasi-Paul

  While it’s utterly disappointing to see another innocent Black teen being arrested, it spurred an important political discussion about why Republicans can’t get Blacks to vote for them. As Roland Martin points out, Republicans don’t address issues that matter to … Continue reading →

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Can We Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Quasi-Paul

“But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom … Continue reading →

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Ben Affleck Shows Us America’s Problem

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Quasi-Paul

Actor, director and all around superstar Ben Affleck made an appearance on the latest episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher”, which aired last Friday. One segment of the show is getting a lot of attention. In the segment host Bill … Continue reading →

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Congress Feeds Hobby Lobby Hysteria

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Quasi-Paul

Democrats have proposed a bill in Congress that seeks to overturn the court’s recent ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby. Last week the Supreme Court held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) prevents the government from forcing Hobby Lobby … Continue reading →

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Those Student Loans Are A Killer

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Quasi-Paul

I have student-loan debt that is well over six-figures because of grad-school. As I look back at how it got so high, I can see that it was a combination of the high cost of tuition and borrowing more than … Continue reading →

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