Explaining the Inexplicable By Jolene Pohl There is only one way to prevent future Penn State incidents and that is to create a system of transparency. The psychological explanations for why the university board did not take stronger action to stop Sandusky are quite simple. The bystander effect kicked in, which means when faced with [...]
Victory is Yours By Jolene Pohl The only victors of the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court decision are you and your family. If you are suffering with an illness and loss of income or are afraid of ever getting sick, which contrary to Republican idealism, actually does occur and can become very costly, then the [...]
Neighbors Have No Borders By Jolene Pohl We live in a country with detention camps. Young people innocent of crime are held in these camps and sent away without regard to their safety or well-being. This is the country we have lived in for decades. Ironically, a discussion about the National Defense Authorization Act has [...]
Proud to Be an American Where At Least I Know I Am Free By Jolene Pohl Our country has finally come out of the closet to declare its gay pride! That is why our President felt compelled not only to show his respect for a community of dedicated activists but also to establish a marker [...]
You Care, I Care, We All Care By Jolene Pohl It is fantastic that our country’s president has a lot of experience with Constitutional law; since he was the first African-America president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990, the details of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) do not elude him in any manner. He [...]
Who’s Afraid of Mr. Nice Guy? By Jolene Pohl I am sure that Mr. Rush Limbaugh is a nice guy who opens doors for elderly folks, eats with the proper utensils and maybe he even gets his own mail. His life doesn’t affect mine in any way and he certainly has no connection to my [...]
Well, I have been pretty busy with trying to finish Grad school which is why I haven’t been posting blogs very often. I also have been very preoccupied with trying to navigate through the end of my marriage as well as what the hell I am going to do about my mortgage. Now I am [...]
The future started yesterday By Jolene Pohl I became an official Democrat in 2003 when the U.S. decided to start a war with Iraq. I no longer wanted to be considered Independent because I definitely had a stance against the Republican Party. I wanted Republicans to know their fear and lies agenda was not OK [...]
So, a question that I get on a regular basis from men and women is often about my choice of study for my Master’s degree….it is “Why Women’s Studies?” It puzzles me because I guess I have taken it for granted knowing that women are still not on equal ground with men when it comes [...]
Ohio is a battleground state on many issues but most recently the energy crisis has reached our front door. Here are some links about the current situation. Along with Natural Gas drilling worries our state will also be opened to an oil pipeline from the tar sands in Canada. We have a lot of work [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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