American Phoenix hopes that all had a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving yesterday. We ate the traditional Thanksgiving meal and, at 9:00 pm, we drank a champagne toast to family members celebrating Thanksgiving far and wide. While we were waiting for 9:00 pm to roll around, I played three handed Pedro with my mom and uncle, [...]

I recently finished reading My Grandfather’s Son by Justice Clarence Thomas. Far from being solely preoccupied with the tawdry Anita Hill fiasco, Justice Thomas tells us what it what it was like to grow up, fatherless and in poverty, in the segregated South, of his education, his and legal career and public service, as well [...]

My distaste for Rudy Giuliani as a presidential candidate is no secret. I am not alone. My friend, Stormwarning, has written on several previous occasions that Christian conservatives were enamored of Rudy Giuliani. As for myself, it is difficult to understand why Christian conservatives would favor a presidential candidate who is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and [...]