The recent sex abuse scandal that has rocked Penn State should not come as such a shock.  There have been so many other well-publicized sex abuse scandals at schools, camps, and athletic programs across the U.S.  It's the "old boys club" mentality that perpetuates pedophilia.  When are we, as a society, going to get it into our heads that our sons are just as vulnerable as our daughters?  Pedophiles don't engage in abuse only for sexual gratification: they want control.  And who is easier to…

Is it just me, or is the GOP trying to set up the great Black showdown for the 2012 election?  Since President Obama secured his seat as the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, the GOP has been searching for a person of color to pit him against.  First it was Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who the GOP  thought would be the perfect running mate for Senator John McCain.  The GOP hoped that the young Jindal would help secure the Asian-American vote and perhaps appeal to…

At what age would you allow your daughter to wear makeup?  For most moms, this question can be a source of conflict between them and their adolescent daughters.  An argument can be made that young girls wearing makeup may attract the attention of boys and indicate that these girls are trying to be too grown up.  While I understand these fears and concerns, I have a different take on this issue.  To me, wearing makeup at a young age is not necessarily taboo.  Makeup, like clothes and hair, is…

Today marks the 10th anniversary of  the most tragic day in American history.  A day when more than 3,000 Americans lost their lives due the actions of Islamist extremist.  After the attacks, I thought that I would  see a better America, a nation where we all stand together as one, as in the motto E pluribus unum, "out of many, one."  But I haven't.  What I see is a country divided, one in which we are now suspicious of our brothers and sisters, one that is racially…