(Akiit.com) It is true that an ugly anti-Bible tide is rising in America. It is true that many conservative believers – in particular Christian – have been discriminated against, be it by the IRS or by the social media giants. And it is true that there is a growing hostility against ...
(Akiit.com) Bigger. Better. Badass. By now you know what to expect from Mission: Impossible movies. Daredevil action scenes. Breakneck speeds. Cunning espionage. Inventive direction. Top production quality. Spot-on performances. Mission: Impossible — Fallen doesn’t reinvent the wheel. It just ups the ante, intensifies all the elements and makes everything look bigger—like you’re looking ...
(Akiit.com) President Trump has triggered what could be “the largest trade war in economic history,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry warns. Trump is threatening tariffs on $500 billion in Chinese goods, virtually all of our imports from China. He’s also hit Mexico, Canada and our European allies with punitive tariffs. This week, ...
(Akiit.com) It is rare these days in Washington to see bipartisan support for anything, let alone for a major issue with far reaching implications for the nation. This is why the bipartisan passage in the House, 360-59, of the First Step Act to reform our federal prisons is such big news. ...
(Akiit.com) Just in case you need a distraction from all the horrible things about #45 and his Russian associates, don’t forget about what’s going on back here at home. There’re days when you think things can’t get worse—but they do. We’ve just witnessed several days of the embarrassment of #45 selling ...
(Akiit.com) Nearly every day, we see a new story of a reputation damaged, a feud ignited, a livelihood dashed against the rocks, all because of Twitter, or some other social media sandbox where we all gather to trade articles, opinions and occasionally venom. Any assessment of Twitter’s value (or menace) is ...
(Akiit.com) Senate Republicans hope to get Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, confirmed before October 1, when they will reconvene. Senate Democrats hope to hold on to any vote until after the November election when Democrats have the possibility of taking a majority in the Senate and giving ...
(Akiit.com) There has been a strange response by many White conservatives to the separation of migrant children from their parents. Whether we are discussing undocumented migrants or those requesting asylum, there has been rightwing pushback to the larger chorus of condemnation of the Trump administration for its zero tolerance. These right-wingers ...
(Akiit.com) Donald Trump voters are so fed up with fake news about the president that they’re willing to dismiss real news. Trump supporters view the latest revelation of Michael Cohen’s secret tape recordings where he discussed payments to former Playboy model Karen McDougal as more evidence of a media that’s out ...
(Akiit.com) “Democracy demands that we’re able to also get inside the reality of people who are different than us, so we can understand their point of view. Maybe we can change their minds, maybe they’ll change ours.” That was Barack Obama speaking in South Africa on the 100th anniversary of Nelson ...
(Akiit.com) The crusading journalist, Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862. Although she made her mark as a journalist, she was also a social worker, advocate, feminist, and organization leader. She too often gets short shrift in history, mainly because she did not go along to get along with ...
(Akiit.com) This week, The Washington Post published an op-ed headlined “It’s not wrong to compare Trump’s America to the Holocaust.” As with similar examples of this genre, it’s a sickening display of moral relativism that belittles the suffering and murder of millions in the service of some shortsighted and crass partisan ...