James Kirtland

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales says he prefers to end the website’s presence in China rather than try to work with or around absurd Chinese censorship. The Great Firewall of China, also known as the…

Thursday was a dark day in Ohio. It was a day when we observed how far people will push to break down and restrict the rights of gay couples — not gay marriage, not even the “discussion” of gay marriage, but targeting individual couples. Ohio…

In the most recent phase of the George Zimmerman trial, Sandra Osterman, a long-time friend of Zimmerman, was called to the stand to identify his voice in a series of 911 calls. The call featured some profane language which CNN took the liberty to…

On Monday, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergran Grimes confirmed the rumors about her running for Senate. She will be running against current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014. McConnell has been a Kentucky Senator for 28,…

In an effort to show how weak our food-stamp programs are, 26 members of Congress have decided to reduce their grocery budgets to $4.50 per day, the going rate for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Accordingly, the…

The Supreme Court is in the midst of constructing their opinions on one of the most important issues of the past two decades: same-sex marriage. The issue was a key factor in the past election as the proponents for gay marriage became the majority…