Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• 5 Quick Political Facts for Today (2/11/15)

  

  The situation in the Sudan is still really terrible and children are being raped. Despite the splintering of the country into two pieces, things are still... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Save Net Neutrality!

  

  Back on Nov. 10th, 2o14, in the midst of the battle over the net neutrality ruling by the FCC coming up on Feb. 27th, Pres. Obama proposed four “common sense”... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Science In The News

  

  I’ve been working on this general thought all week. You will find it very rough at first, but follow below for some full context. The mainstream media has a... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Need for Better Childcare

  

  I know the childcare issue is not sexy. And I know that this post will not get a million views this week. But childcare is an essential issue for those of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some Lessons Society Still Hasn’t Learned From Martin Luther King, Jr.

  

  As I listened to the newly discovered recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech from December 7, 1964 in London, I couldn’t help but notice how many... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Langston Hughes’ “Scottsboro”

  

  A poem by Langston Hughes, Black American poet and writer, entitled “Scottsboro” from Book IV called “Out of The Depths.” This chapter is focused on man’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservatives Criticizing Obama for Paris Photo-op Forget World Hates Their...

  

  It’s not surprising that conservatives have jumped on the Obama administration for sending ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, to the photo-op of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Frontline On The NRA: “Gunned Down”

  

  For anyone who is interested in the gun control debate should watch this episode of “Frontline” entitled “Gunned Down.” The documentary is about the NRA and it’... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama and Community College Proposal

  

  On Jan. 9th at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, TN, Pres. Obama issued a landmark proposal for the government to pay the tuition for two-year... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Anti-Gay Marriage Stupid is Happily in Its Last Throes

  

  Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi are making their cases in a federal appellate court to maintain their gay marriage bans. Their reasons for continuing these... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Palestinians Start to Live on Their Feet?

  

  On Dec. 30th, the UN Security Council voted down a proposal submitted by Jordan on behalf of the Palestinians that would have: 1) Set a one-year deadline for... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt’s Lack of Democratic Values

  

  On Thursday, three journalists working for Al Jazeera’s English-language network were ordered a retrial ain Egypt after a sham proceeding in which they were... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republican Obstructionism So Bad, Even Trent Lott Saying It’s Out of Control

  

  Sometimes, things get so bad you just have to laugh. Former Republican Senate majority leader, Trent Lott, had some interesting advice for incoming Republican... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Bury 7th Benghazi Investigation Results Because It Debunks Their...

  

  One of the tried-and-true tactics that both political parties use to bury news they don’t really want getting to the public is the release of information late i... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Just Like in 2012, Progressive Ideas Win Big on Election Day

  

  After President Obama won reelection in 2012, I pointed out how progressive ideas did really well when put to the vote by the public on ballot measures. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Indefensible and Illegal Israeli Land Seizure Given Laughable Reasoning

  

  Yesterday, Israel showed the world just how much it wants peace in its land by taking more land away from the Palestinians, a move sure to make matters worse. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Albert Camus’ “Reflections on the Guillotine”

  

  Short essay by Albert Camus entitled “Reflections on the Guillotine” from Book IV called “Out of The Depths.” This chapter is focused on man’s pursuit of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Radicalization”

  

  Douglas McAuthur McCain, and American Islamic State (IS) fighter, was reportedly killed by the Free Syrian Army on August 25, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Have to Admit, Sometimes Russia is Painfully Correct

  

  Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, had some comments for the United States government regarding Syria and the Islamic State that deserve acknowledgement. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Bjornstjerne Bjornson, from “Beyond Human Might”

  

  Excerpt from a play by Bjornstjerne Bjornson entitled “Beyond Human Might” from Book IV called “Out of The Depths.” This chapter is focused on man’s pursuit of... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY