Saying Goodbye to OITNB
A bittersweet farewell to Orange is the New Black from The Tailgate Society. […]
Social Issues
13 Reasons Why… Is this so popular?
When I was a teenager, I read a book called 13 Reasons Why. It made my heart ache and I sobbed through most of it because it told one of the most tragic stories imaginable […]
Too Long; Didn’t Watch- The Rachel Divide
It seems like every week brings a new must-watch documentary. As much as we want to stay updated and able to participate in the latest water cooler fodder, there’s only so many hours in a […]
The importance of being uncomfortable
Earlier this month, I participated in A Day Without a Woman—a peaceful demonstration designed to highlight the value of women in society and the workplace.
What’s the Deal with Israel?
If you follow the news, one of the topics that has come up quite a bit recently has been (among other things) the state of Israel.
Learning from past mistakes: WW2 US Internment Camps
Refusing to learn from our history is a ridiculous trait that the United States has carried for generations. Let’s stop that.
Trump, Immigration, and the Courts
President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration into the United States has spurred nationwide protests.
America The WTF
There are many things I do not know. The details of many professions escape me. I cannot perform surgery. You wouldn’t want me representing you in court or congress or in a sales negotiation. I […]
Giving helped me cope with being broke at Christmas
Technically, we’re not poor – we’re broke. My husband and I bring in several times the federal poverty rate. Most days, we have everything we need to live. But because my husband was forced to take […]
Enough with the generational divide
There are plenty of articles and feelings about the generational divide among Millennials (people who reached young adulthood around the year 2000) and Baby Boomers (People born years shortly following World War II). For whatever […]