Jon Schwarz

Trump's State of the Union rhetoric about North Korea was an ominous copy of Bush's against Iraq

Donald Trump devoted a large section of the end of hisΒ Β on Tuesday night to North Korea.

Anyone who was paying attention during George W Bush’s State of the Union addresses in 2002 and 2003 would have found Trump’s statements frighteningly familiar: Trump used exactly the same justifications for war with North Korea as Bush had for war with Iraq when standing at the same podium.

Colin Kaepernick

NFL star Colin Kaepernick is right β€” US anthem celebrates slavery

Explaining why he refused to stand for the β€œStar Spangled Banner” before a preseason game on August 26, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said: β€œI am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour.