Your mom
I could write poetry for days about my mother. I've written many posts about her in this blog because she has been an enormous influence on my life. She was a woman who didn't leave her house after she was 10 without a burqa, she didn't go to school until she was...
In defense of Hillary Clinton’s defense.
In 1975, Hillary Clinton defended a man accused of rape. The man passed a polygraph and ultimately he entered a plea and was sentenced to either probation or a short jail sentence or walked away scott free, depending on the reports you read. Clinton gave an interview...
The murder of Qandeel Baloch.
Maajid Nawaz wrote a wonderful piece about Qandeel Baloch, the social media sensation of Pakistan. His article is powerful, moving, and rational all at the same time. This is a tough thing to do when writing about things that are as politically and emotionally charged...
Podcast Interview with A J Delgado is Up!
This week Mirriam chats with A.J. Delgado. A.J. is an attorney, conservative commentator, columnist, public speaker and author. She has been published in the American Conservative, National Review, and The Miami Herald as well as appearing on radio, online and cable...
Stand in the mirror for a second.
There are a lot of angry people in America right now. The middle class feels screwed over, for good reason. More work, less leisure time. Our kids are raised by other people because both parents have to work in order to make ends meet. We now have to buy insurance at...
Podcast 121 w/ Brian Cuban- We talk growing up, eating disorders, books, and secrets!
Welcome to the Not Guilty No Way Podcast Episode 121 - Brian Cuban This week Mirriam sits down with Brian Cuban. Brian is an author, an attorney, an activist and an authority on male eating disorders - just to name a few of his many talents and qualifications. The...
A post on many things
What a strange thing, to wake up to news of killing in my homeland here, the same way I do to killing in the land of my birth. I assume that the people who are killing didn't read my post from Sunday, wherein I said killing is wrong. Maybe they only read the headline...
Justifiable homicide: because there is always a reason, right?
I wrote a few days ago about how killing is wrong. I gave two examples of when it is justified. It appears as if we, as a society, are willing to open up those two examples to many, many others. We've destroyed any semblance of freedom we have in this country. You...
Must I say killing is wrong every time someone is killed?
I am going to tell you something that is not a secret. If you know me, if you've read this blog, you'll know, but I will say it again because some of you seem to need reassuring from me and my kind: Killing is wrong. This is a rule that has exceptions. If someone...
Speech that is free or just free of consequences?
People are up in arms about a lot of things these days. There's a pesky election that's set to happen this year, and it's brought out the worst in Americans. Or, maybe American politics has always been this bad, we'd just have to actually be a part of it in order to...
Podcast Episode 115- David Lat- Author, Journalist, Former Law Clerk, and Server of the Dish!
There are many folks who publish books that really shouldn't. Our next guest, David Lat, is not one of them. David and Mirriam talk about what makes gossip interesting, law clerking, Chris Christie (you'll be surprised), and David's coming of age as a human and a...
Podcast Episode 113 Jesus Camp, part 2
Part 2 of the Jesus Camp episode is now up! In this episode, we pick up where we left off. Justin and Ken tell us who their favorite Christian musicians are and they continue the walk down memory lane. We discuss how we each approach religion with our kids and how we...
