Category: Politics
Regina George to Melania Trump: Stop Trying to Make #PoweroftheFirstLady Happen
Like most things anyone in the Trump family does, a recent attempt at garnering cool cachet didn’t quite catch. This time, it was Melania trying [Read More…]
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Loses My Vote By Engaging With Lena Dunham
There are few things Hillary Clinton can do to disappoint a woman. She is, after all, the pinnacle of feminism in the twenty-first century. And [Read More…]
The Vindication of Nan Britton
She’s been called a hussy, a harlot, a precursor to Monica Lewinsky and everything sexually negative in between. But, at long last, Warren G. Harding’s [Read More…]
The Least Memorable U.S. Presidents
With President’s Day upon us, everyone likes to think about the U.S. leaders who have really made a difference. You know, like George Washington, Abraham [Read More…]
Malala: Making American Youths Look Frivolous
As you may have heard by now, Malala Yousafzai has just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Her commitment to advocating for the education of women [Read More…]
Betsy Ross: Stitching America Together
Before fashion was the “it” thing for women to sew, Betsy Ross proved that flag design was far more challenging. A through and through early [Read More…]
Original Bush: How George H.W. Set the Stage for the Bush Dynasty
Before the ineptitude and deviance of George W. Bush, there was his slightly (very slightly) more coherent precursor/father, George H.W. Bush. By the time Bush [Read More…]
Eva Perón: The Woman Behind the Demagogue
Seen as an angelic presence and a ruthless opportunist, Eva “Evita” Perón was many things to many people. Rising from poverty-stricken roots and a bastard [Read More…]
The Taurean Nature of Niccolò Machiavelli
If you’re not already familiar with the stereotype of a Taurus, it’s this: Stubborn, manipulative, undercover weirdo, materialistic. All of these characteristics tend to make [Read More…]