A Reminder That Elections Matter and Every Vote Does Count
Reading Time: 5 minutes With the midterms now less than 100 days away, here is a reminder of why elections are important and why every vote matters.
Great Quotations on Secrets
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you have secrets — whether they are deep and dark, or downright tacky — then you may be surprised, entertained, and comforted by this collection of insights from people who, if still living, have a lot to hide themselves.
Evangelicals: Putting the ‘Ass’ in ‘Compassion’
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many evangelical leaders have gone all in for President Donald Trump. Down the road, that could backfire and hopefully cost them — and other religious organizations that get too involved in partisan politics — their tax-exempt status.
Classic Who: Memorial Day in Searing Images
Reading Time: 4 minutes On Memorial Day, the media usually serves up images of cemeteries, rows of tombstones, and endless American flags. However, the other images associated with war get short thrift — but not here at WhoWhatWhy.
Funny, Wise Quotations on Taxes
Reading Time: 7 minutes Are you in pain from the IRS? Well, you’re in good company. Check out what these characters have to say about paying taxes (or not!): Al Capone, Albert Einstein, Dave Barry, Mark Twain, Mae West, and many others.
Farewell to a Hypocrite
Reading Time: 3 minutes Having failed to fully gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling it quits. What’s next for one of Washington’s biggest hypocrites?
To Facebook, You’re Not the Customer, You’re the Product
Reading Time: 3 minutes Facebook makes money by sucking as much data from your profile and your actions as possible. There is no reason to believe the company will stop doing that until it is compelled to.
Sinclair’s Pro-Trump Script Shows Danger of Media Consolidation
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a disturbing maneuver, the Sinclair Broadcast Group enlisted local broadcasters to launch a coordinated attack on the mainstream media’s credibility.
Colleges and Landlords Are Crushing Millennials with Debt
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new study shows that the average debt-ridden college grad delivered almost $100,000 to landlords before they hit 30.
Case Against Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Wife Falls Apart
Reading Time: 5 minutes The FBI was caught in a lie by the judge in the already shaky case against the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen.