Category Archives: 2) Politics

Blogs about if government can actually help its citizens, or if it only hurts its citizens, and the silly people who seem only to be able to see things in black and white while living in a world that is filled with shades of grey.

Four Reasons Why School Vouchers Are A Terrible Idea

Posted on April 9, 2019 by theboeskool

I have spent the last five mornings standing next to the road in front of my kids’ school to show my support for the public school teachers who give their time and energy to teach my weird little kids how … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Betsy DeVos, Bill Lee, Charter Schools, Discriminatory Schools, Education, Educational Savings Accounts, Karen Pence, Public Schools, RedForEd, Say no to vouchers, School vouchers, Teachers, Tennessee Vouchers, Underpaid teachers | Leave a comment

Confessions of A Creepy Hugger: Thoughts About Joe Biden and Me

Posted on April 3, 2019 by theboeskool

For as long as I can remember, I have been a “hugger.” And growing up in a family who wasn’t particularly physically affectionate, I kind of stood out. At my grandfather’s funeral, one of my great aunts told me a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Confessions of a creepy hugger, Erin Biba, Good hugs, Jess Morales Rocketto, Jessica Valenti, Joe Biden, Lucy Flores, Physical contact, Presidential Primaries, Sexual assault, Women's communal bodies | 1 Comment

In Tennessee, Teaching Kids About Inclusion Is Now “Radical Leftist Indoctrination”

Posted on April 1, 2019 by theboeskool

Just south of Nashville, Tennessee, there is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation: Williamson County. It is a county whose population “coincidentally” swelled right around the same time the government said school segregation was unconstitutional. I’m sure it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Baby Breitbart, Barbera Sturgeon, Bias, Cultural Competency, Debbie Deaver, Diversity, Republican Party, Reverse Racism, Slave assignment, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Teaching Tolerance, White Flight, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Williamson County | 3 Comments

This Is How Much A Billion Dollars Is…

Posted on March 26, 2019 by theboeskool

If you made $50k a year, and you didn’t ever spend one penny of it — you just put that money into safe keeping and saved it up — do you know how long you would have to work to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon Taxes, Billionaires, CEO pay, Davos, Green New Deal, How much is a billion dollars?, Jeff Bezos, Marginal Tax Rates, Minimum Wage, Netflix Taxes, Rutger Bregman, Socialism, Teachers, Unions, Winnie Byanyima | 2 Comments

6 Things You Can Say To Let Your Server Know You’re A Horrible Tipper

Posted on March 12, 2019 by theboeskool

I have worked as a server in a restaurant for a really long time. Seriously… Like, just a ridiculously long time. Some might say “an embarrassingly long time.” And if working as a server has taught me anything, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor, 4) All Of The Above | Tagged Aaron's Last Wish, AOC, Cheepest beer, Christians Tipping, Generosity, Horrible Tippers, How to know you're a bad tipper, MAGA, Praying before meals, Prejudice, Ricky Bobby, Sevice industry, Tipping, Verbal Tip | 6 Comments

Now That The United Methodist Church Has Voted, Here Are A Few Things To Consider:

Posted on February 28, 2019 by theboeskool

What kind of a dork spends three days (and a whole box of Kleenex) watching the livestream of a denominational conference for a Church he doesn’t even attend, you ask? Well, the answer is THIS kind of dork. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged David Hayward, Gay Marriage, General Conference, Inclusion, Kevin Garcia, LBGTQIA Inclusion, Love Wins, No Longer United, One Church Plan, Sodom's Sin, The Body of Christ, The Naked Pastor, The Traditional Plan, UMCGC, United Methodist Church, Westboro Baptist | 4 Comments

Dear United Methodist Church: Do The Right Thing — Let The Bigots Leave.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by theboeskool

Leadership from the United Methodist Church will gather this week in St. Louis for a Special Session of the General Conference. Usually the General Conference only happens once every four years, but the Council of Bishops can call a “Special … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Biblical trajectory, Book of Discipline, Commission on a Way Forward, Gay Marriage, General Conference 2019, Horrid Cruelty, Inclusive Church, John Wesley, LGBTQ+ Inclusion, One Church Plan, Ordination of Women, Special Session, The Morality of Inclusion, United Methodist Church, Unity | 55 Comments

“Both Sides.” The New BS

Posted on January 23, 2019 by theboeskool

This Covington Catholic/MAGA Teens video was such a perfect storm for Liberal Outrage. It had everything… Young men, privileged and white, wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats, in D.C. on a “field trip” to the “March For Life,” in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged #ExposeChristianSchools, Both Sides, Both Sides is BS, Christian Schools, Coventry Catholic, Cultural Failure, It's not rape if you enjoy it, MAGA Teens, Moral Relativism, Nathan Phillips, Outrage, Private Schools, Racism, Segregation | 16 Comments

I Refuse To Let That Gillette Commercial Make Me Cry

Posted on January 16, 2019 by theboeskool

No! Nope. No, goddammit. I mean, yes… Of COURSE I’m going to cry while watching it… That was a given. I have watched it three times so far, and I’m pretty sure I couldn’t TELL SOMEONE about that commercial a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged "Boys Will Be Boys", #MeToo, Gillette, Gillette Commercial, Jordan Peterson, Masculinity, Misogyny, Proctor & Gamble, The best a man can get, The Best Men Can Be, The Talk, Toxic Masculinity | 1 Comment

Dear Evangelicals: Here’s Your “Christian” President

Posted on December 5, 2018 by theboeskool

I’ve known the Apostle’s Creed by heart since I was about five years old. It’s one of the things that happens when you grow up in a conservative little Christian Reformed Church in small town Michigan. We said it every … Continue reading →