Nikki Haley struck a common sense balance in addressing issues of race and gender in her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Haley was one of the few Republican challengers to former President Trump to attend CPAC this year. The crowd of Republican party faithful largely favored…

One of the chief complaints levied by the pro-abortion community about pro-lifers is their belief that the life community cares about controlling women, not helping children. They assert that we abandon children to a life of poverty and hopelessness once they are born. Such criticisms were levied at me…

INTOLERANCE REIGNS AS DEMOCRACY CRUMBLES According to google, tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular, the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree. Blocking people, asking people to hush up or not give their opinion because you disagree with them, is the…

The Pew Research Center recently released a study some are using to blame Republicans for the polarization in Congress. CNN’s gleeful headline on the report reads, “Analysis: Yes, it’s Republicans’ fault Congress is so polarized.” In his analysis, Drew DeSilver, a senior writer at Pew, summarizes, “Democrats on average have…

100 Years Later the Tulsa Massacre Teaches Us the Power of Capitalism by Dee Dee Bass Wilbon and Deana Bass Williams (#TheBassSisters) May 31- June 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. Over the last week, there have been several events, documentaries and primetime cable features telling the…

We ask that you forgive us this lapse in our efforts to #attackpolicynotpeople By The Bass Sisters On this week’s Policy and Pound Cake podcast, we did what we encourage our listeners NOT to do. By asking and answering the question, “Is Donald J. Trump an asshole or a badass?”…

by Dee Dee Bass Wilbon & Deana Bass (TheBassSisters) Without serious debate, most would agree that one of the more pitiful names a black person can be called is an “Uncle Tom.” It holds its place on the shelf with sell-out, Okie Doke Negro and Oreo. …