mikehamm

I've been on Steemit for about 18 months, joining in January, 2018. When I started I had read as much as I could about the platform and thought it would be a good place to get started doing some writing,

The phrase "human rights" or "basic human rights" has got to be one of the most used political arguments of today. Think of the phrases "healthcare is a basic human right"

I had not heard this until yesterday, air conditioning is sexist. After reading a bit, much of it seems to be driven by a young woman named Taylor Lorenz who is a writer for The Atlantic. Taylor maintains

Kamala Harris has announced a $100 billion program to boost black home ownership in the United States. It's been covered by several of the news agencies. Fox News - Kamala Harris announces $100B plan for

I am not a rap music fan but I did recently read an article about an event coming up called AfroFuture FEST in Detroit, Michigan. The event just lost one of it's performers over their policy on selling

Sometimes you can get such strong feelings about a situation that you don't think straight. Your thought processes get so tied up in your emotions it seems like those irrational thoughts are the best solution.

I have always wondered why liberals would want to force anyone to provide a product or service for them that goes against their personal religious or moral beliefs. I know if I were making a living as

The Democratic debates going on got me to thinking about the platform the Democrats will put together for the 2020 presidential race. The platform won't be released until after the primaries but you can

The post Making Hot Sauce detailed making a red hot sauce. Making other hot sauces is very similar to this process. Making the hot sauce yourself allows you to make either hotter or milder than what you

One of the things many people don't understand is the difference between business and politics, at least our current politics. In business if you have a problem that goes unaddressed, your competition

During his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Kavanaugh was subjected to charges of attempted rape and gang rape. These charges were levied with stories over 30 years old told by alleged victims

Few television series have left a mark on American culture than has been left by the original Star Trek series. The original series consisted of 80 episodes between 1966 and 1969. From it sprang numerous

Identity politics can be a good thing, it can also be one of the worse things in the world. Identity politics can be defined as "a tendency for people of a particular religion, race, social background,

One of the big news stories recently has been a statement President Trump made about probably accepting opposition research material from a foreign country in a future election. This story has been blown

The new headline is that California is expected to go further than any other state in the union and offer medical coverage to illegal immigrants. California often finds itself at the forefront of new changes

We occasionally drink Snapple tea. Not very often though so we use the small single serving containers. These containers have pieces of trivia on the inside of the caps that can be very interesting and

It seems like it has been raining more the last few years than I remember. I moved to Indianapolis in December, 2000 and absolutely loved the weather here. The winters were cold but not too cold with some

Recently Nike has come under fire for trying to increase access to benefits it offers its employees. Nike has announced plans to expand the decades old subsidized childcare benefits to employees at the

Often I feel people are too sensitive in the issues they find offensive. Examples of this are lesbian/gay couples wanting a baker to make them a wedding cake even though the baker's religious beliefs compels

I have to admit I read an idea by a democrat that was really good. In an effort to reduce gun violence in the city of Baltimore, Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young advocated two people having a beef