Opinion Category: Business

The election of President Trump has exposed the frailty of the Democratic Party, which is the minority in both the House and the Senate and controls just 16 governorships nationwide. But poll after poll in recent months has pointed to the potential for a “blue wave” this November, with Dems easily taking back the House […]

Public urination can land you in jail in most of the developed world, or at least earn you a heavy fine. Parisians, however, have forced officials to be more lenient. But letting nature take its course wherever has become so common that the City of Lights is installing exposed, open-air urinals. The urinals stand out […]

After a long career raising awareness about “frogs turning gay” and “sodium fluoridated water” though his Infowars brand, alt-right provocateur Alex Jones is on the ropes. On Aug. 6, Facebook, Apple, YouTube, and Spotify all removed content by Jones, citing policy violations. Vimeo, Pinterest, and even LinkedIn quickly followed suit. Jones has previously accused Muslim […]

Viewers are now five episodes into Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest effort, Who Is America? The Showtime original, which features Cohen assuming the roles of an ever-increasing number of oddball characters, has managed to book huge guests, including former Vice-President Dick Cheney, former Trump campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), disgraced Alabama politician Roy […]

President Donald Trump may be the biggest reality television star in Washington, but until earlier this year, he was not the only one. Omarosa, who appeared as a contestant in The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice, served as Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison at the White House. She left in January, […]

It’s been a while since acclaimed director Spike Lee has put out a genuine hit, but with BlacKkKlansman, he’s firmly back in the spotlight. As Variety notes, the film, which debuted on Friday, “delivered Spike Lee’s best opening in over a decade.” BlackKkKlansman finished fifth at the box office over the weekend, bringing in close […]

It’s been a year since the murder of Heather Heyer, a counter-protestor who was allegedly killed by a neo-Nazi during a rally of racists in Charlottesville, Va. In the ensuing weeks and months, many thought that President Trump repeatedly bungled his response to that violence, famously saying there were “very fine people on both sides” […]

In the political wars, few battlegrounds are as reliably raw and brutal as Twitter. The Left and Right duke it out daily via sound byte and meme, commenting under posts by such combatants as Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, and President Trump. However, one section of Twitter has set aside national politics and dank memes […]

Neither the Houston Texans nor the San Francisco 49ers was very good last NFL season. The Texans finished 4-12; the 49ers were 6-10. But both teams got a tantalizing jolt from their young quarterbacks — Deshaun Watson in Houston, and Jimmy Garoppolo in the Bay Area. Watson, a first-round pick from Clemson, guided his squad […]

Back in May, President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal for reasons difficult to pinpoint other than that the pact was seen by many as a breakthrough by the Obama Administration. Since then, Trump & Co. have upped the wartime rhetoric aimed at Tehran, and the President recently tweeted an all-caps warning to […]

Donald Trump’s Russian connections have not gone unnoticed by America, but it’s not just the President in the hot seat. These days even his closest family members are under scrutiny. Donald Trump Jr. could be in legal trouble soon if prosecutors can prove that he agreed to an criminal activity at a clandestine meeting with […]

Last Friday, President Trump couldn’t help but call out an interview with CNN host Don Lemon and NBA superstar LeBron James in which James said he would never sit face-to-face with the current Commander-in-Chief. Trump—who apparently doesn’t have anything better to do— tweeted: “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don […]

The saga of President Donald Trump’s trade war continued this week with allies in the steel industry clapping back against calls from American companies for exemptions to stiff metal tariffs. The Commerce Dept. has the authority to grant such exemptions, but companies are allowed to file formal objections, as Charlotte-based Nucor and Pittsburgh-based United States […]

“Fortnite: Battle Royale” is taking over the gaming world. It’s been released on every major gaming console (with cross-platform support except on the PlayStation 4), in addition to its accessibility on PCs, Macs, iPhones, and—very soon—Android phones. Already, more than 125 million people around the globe have taken part in the “Fortnite” phenomenon, and the […]

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has never made much of an effort to hide her disdain for the media, but she—along with her boss, President Trump—have been particularly antagonistic of late. On Thursday, CNN reporter Jim Acosta asked Sanders to affirm that she doesn’t believe the press is the “enemy of the people,” […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) nearly captured the Republican nomination in 2016′s presidential election, but his defeat by Donald Trump could have been a portent of things to come later this year. Cruz is facing a tough challenge from Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who represents El Paso in Congress. Cruz openly concedes that O’Rourke could well […]

CNN has long been on the receiving end of President Trump’s most unhinged “fake news” rants, and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta has become Public Enemy No. 1 to the loyal followers of POTUS. He’s not the only one taking hits—reporter Kaitlan Collins was banned from an event last week—but Acosta has gotten […]

Orange is the New Black has been, without question, a wildly successful Netflix show, scoring 19 Emmy nominations (and four Emmy awards), plus six Golden Globe nominations. But it’s also been steadily falling off of late, and the recently released Season Six — while generally receiving decent marks from critics — is getting panned on […]

Freedom of religion is enshrined in the American Constitution, which may be why many online were pleased when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of what he called a “religious liberty task force,” that will enforce a 2017 Justice Dept. memo ordering government agencies to take the broadest possible interpretation of “religious liberty” when […]

Julian Assange has probably has not been too comfortable holed up in London’s Ecuadorian embassy, where the Wikileaks founder has lived since 2012, but all that could change in the next few months–and not necessarily for the better. Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador since he fled to its embassy while Sweden was seeking […]

LeBron James, arguably America’s most valuable free agent, has announced which team he will grace with his superstar performance next. On July 1, his management agency revealed that James plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The move could put the Lakers back on the championship map. After all, it has been […]

Last week, 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion (legal name Jahseh Onfroy) was shot and killed outside a motorcycle and boat shop in Florida. His death has been met with a polarized reaction from Twitter. XXXTentacion was one of the biggest names in hip-hop—he started as a so-called “SoundCloud rapper” and quickly rose to fame, with many of […]

Lionel Messi is universally considered one of the best soccer players ever, which makes his paltry performance at the 2018 World Cup all the more stunning. His team, Argentina, is coming off a 3-0 blowout loss to Croatia, and sits in last place in the Group D standings. In order to advance to the round […]

Sports betting has long been considered a legal foul, but on Monday the U.S. Supreme Court took a gamble by striking down a 25-year federal ban on sports bets. Seven states, including New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia, are ready to make it legal. Other states are getting ready to pitch the prospect to […]

Although there is plenty of baseball still to be played, the two best teams in the MLB through May 10 are none other than the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The Yankees got off to a ho-hum 9-9 start but have been on an absolute tear of late, going 17-1 since April 21. […]

Janelle Monáe ‘s Afro-futurist concept albums have always pushed the hip-hop envelope, but last week she broke a few more barriers when she came out as pansexual in an interview with Rolling Stone. A new term for many, pansexuality is defined by GLAAD as attraction to all people regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity. […]

The NBA career of Lonzo Ball got off to a miserable start earlier this year. The rookie point guard shot just 31 percent — including 25 percent from three-point range –through his first 20 games with the Los Angeles Lakers. As the second overall draft pick in a loaded class, Ball was already facing murmurs about […]

Cleveland’s baseball team is getting a makeover next year, but that doesn’t mean just new uniforms. The Cleveland Indians’ “Chief Wahoo” logo will stop being used both on and off the field by the 2019 season, according to a New York Times report. Indians CEO Paul Dolan admitted that although Chief Wahoo is beloved by […]

Skier Lindsey Vonn is taking a stand against President Trump, but it’s not endearing her to Twitter. The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, are fast approaching, and Vonn—who won gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver—is one of America’s highest-profile participants. Last Thursday in an interview with CNN, Vonn said she hoped “to represent […]

The battle of the smartphone titans has come down to the Apple vs. Samsung, the iPhone vs. the Galaxy. Yes there are many other, and very good, smartphones on the market but most deciding eyes are on the iPhone and the Galaxy. Perhaps not terribly surprising the two phones index about the same, not terribly […]

The Wolverine is Above the Fray for Movie Openings at 75% Positive but The Heat Still Dominates at 94% Positive.