Opinions

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Feet to the Fire

By this time, all of us remember the landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United, where it was determined by a 5-4 vote that a corporation is considered a person when donating money to political campaigns, and that unlimited amounts could be donated to super PACs. Now, a kind of test is coming to the highest court in the land. In the past 20 years, there have been 120 lawsuits against corporations on a very specific issue: human rights violations.

Who Runs The World?

It's refreshing to finally see female celebrities being heralded for their talents and not insulted for their size in a world that values physical appearance. Adele dominated the Grammys' by taking home six awards for her sophomore project, 21.

Braun-ded Guilty

For those who haven't followed the story closely, Ryan Braun failed two separate drug tests that were administered in late October this past year.

Funless Family Guy

The numbers from Family Guy's last few season premiers have a very unfortunate, but understandable trend. Season 10's premier, "Lottery Fever," had only 7.69 million U.S.

"Stand Up, Corasanti"

Nothing hurts more than seeing a young life filled with potential snuffed out. It happens entirely too often in an advanced society like ours, with motor vehicle accidents leading the causes of teenage deaths in the U.S. Dr. James Corasanti probably knows this fact all too well by this point.

"NHL Realignment: Guess, Check, and Revise"

The NHL proposed a new realignment that would put the teams back into four conferences. The proposed structure is very similar to the four-division set-up that was replaced with the current system in the 1998-99 season. However, the NHLPA denied the request by the league.

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

What would you do with a million bucks? By all accounts, if you're smart with investments you can live well for the rest of your life if you put it away, but many of us would probably buy ourselves a nice new car, or a big ass television. If there was a pie chart of what people would do with that much cash, most people would go for the "keep it" slice.

And the Winner Is...

Like every year, certain movies, actors, actresses, etc., are favorites in each category. This year's Oscars has nine Best Picture Candidates, but the public only sees three that are in contention for the prize: The Artist, The Descendents, and Hugo. None of those films earn my vote. Don't misinterpret me, all three of these films are outstanding.

A 10-Year Decision

The Indianapolis Colts are on the verge of one of the most important offseason decisions in NFL history.

Save the Boobies?

Last Tuesday night, girls lifted their shirts and exposed their breasts in an effort to win new ones. I wish I were kidding. That's right, this past Tuesday girls could have gone down to party on Chippewa and as a part of its 4th-annual Mardi Gras extravaganza, Club Bayou gave away a free boob job to the girl who collected the most pink beads.

Where Has the Flower Child Gone?

Have you seen the hippies? You know, the color-melting, long-haired, dirty-jeaned, crazy-dancing, pot-smoking revelers who just got back from Phish? I must admit, with my current collection of tie-dyed Grateful Dead T-shirts, I'm quite suspect of the hippie title.

Orwellian Nightmare

Imagine: a few members of a radical Christian group commit acts of terrorism. Let's say they're firebombing buildings and murdering some doctors who provide a service they disagree with. Now let us pretend that American police departments decide that the fact that these murderers and terrorists were Christian was significant.

"You Can Go to War, But Can't Drink Alcohol"

Blood is dripping down their faces as they try to crawl through the sand. Shards of shrapnel grind against their skin as they try to claw over the dead bodies of their comrades, past blown-apart bodies and mutilated corpses.

Do You Crush Him?

Tired of Manny Being Manny

He's back. Manny Ramirez signed a contract with the Oakland A's yesterday ending his one season retirement/time ducking his second performance enhancing drug suspension. One tearful "apology" on ESPN later and he's back with a new team. As someone who grew up a Red Sox fan, Manny was always one of my favorite players, but his act has grown old. Sure, the man had one of the sweetest swings in baseball history, and was a rare talent at the plate.

Fuel for a Fictional Fire

Unless you've been stuck in a time warp for the last month, you probably noticed that the price for a gallon of gas has been steadily climbing.

Big Government Probe

Some debates will never die. Like unholy vampires roaming the countryside, they continue to be reanimated and reused every single election cycle. A few are important issues that have difficult answers, like how best to run a global economy, how to tax people, and where to spend government funds most effectively.

Classless

If there's one thing the Republican Party has done really well the past few weeks, it's demonstrate to the rest of the world just what homophobic, misogynistic, sex-obsessed, self-righteous, morally-misguided wackos constitute its ranks.

Linsanity' Goes Sour

Imagine for a moment that the immense amount of content generated for news sources was streamed into your brain constantly.

One and Done No More

In 2006 the NBA instituted a new rule that players must be at least 19 years old to be eligible for the draft, essentially meaning they would have to play at least one year in college. The NBA instituting that rule has done more harm than good when it comes to the college game. The pride of college basketball is now gone, and only appears to be a showcase for young NBA talent, much of which rarely pans out. Players like Derrick Rose, John Wall, Kevin Durant, and most recently Kyrie Irving were all "one and done" players.