"Let us no longer defend a party, let us no longer defend a man. But, let us begin to defend ideas, most importantly, the notion that we may be wrong."

What's the difference between the Black Panther Party, whom, because they have been oppressed by white men, decide that justice means black domination, and Feminists, who believe that since they have been oppressed by men, decide that justice means female dominance?

So, since I didn't have cable growing up, the commercials for Sybaris pool suites were about the raciest thing I saw. Even before I understood marital exploration, the idea of a waterslide in a bedroom seemed awesome to me. So, somehow, that childhood suggestion stuck with me, and when I...

I just watched documentaries on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X back-to-back. It was fascinating how such dissenting views both came back to the brilliant words of Thomas Jefferson eventually. Those being, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed...

"We must not endorse a system where it is profitable to do nothing."

If people started holding the door for people more often, displaying a high-level of courtesy, would we begin to see a decline in traffic accidents? This is the backwards thinking we have to start looking for.

The Tipping Point for civil rights was arguably a single man. Martin Luther King, Jr. Are there currently any injustices close to the magnitude of that one still going on in our country today? Something that needs to be tipped to bring it out into the mainstream?

What could the tipping point be for a third political party? People are definitely sick of the current two. But, an independent vote (save the case of Joe Lieberman) is typically a complete waste. And right now, when people think third party, they think green, environment, pot. I would suggest...

"My father is a staunch believer in hard work. That's why the only handouts he gives to homeless people are pistachios."

Please read yesterday's post before this one. What I am looking for are possible "Tipping Point" suggestions for curing an ill in society, or furthering a good. My suggestion for today looks at the ill of prostitution in our society. Policies made over the years to quench prostitution have ranged...