In my previous piece concerning the confirmation hearing mess we have been living with I stated that I did not hold an opinion as to whether or not I believed Dr. Ford's accusations against Mr. Kavanaugh were true. As I'm writing this shortly after having finished the previous article (Ford / Kavanaugh: Like It Was … Continue reading Ford / Kavanaugh: And Then The Circus Came To Town
Politics
Kepner Revisited
Back in November, 2017, I wrote a piece regarding what seemed to me to be an under-commented upon element of the role I thought the media had played in Donald Trump's successful run for the presidency (Tyler Kepner: Trump's Best Hope For 2020). In it I attempted to make the point that a predominantly left … Continue reading Kepner Revisited
Thank You Nkechi
On July 2nd Nkechi Diallo was booked and fingerprinted after being arrested for theft by fraud and perjury. In case you've forgotten, or (reflecting greater emotional IQ) never knew, Diallo was known previously as Rachel Dolezal. I suppose most of us have at least some idea of who this yoyo is but a brief run … Continue reading Thank You Nkechi
Secular Religion: Jesus For the Faithless
Living in a post 911 world I imagine that many readers might think that traditional religions offer a more immediate and present danger to us than the type referred to in the title. If you read a daily paper or watch any news on t.v. there is no shortage of stories featuring absolutely lethal fundamentalist … Continue reading Secular Religion: Jesus For the Faithless
A Farewell to Better Angels
In a speech before parliament (House of Commons) in 1826, John Hobhouse first coined the phrase, The Loyal Opposition. Predicated on the idea that a functioning democracy requires it's legislative bodies to be able to voice their dissent without fear of accusations of treason, it entered the lexicon as a specific term regarding British governmental … Continue reading A Farewell to Better Angels
Twitter, Guns, Abortion and My Friend Sam
When this blog was first suggested to me it was made clear that in order to build an audience I would have to become active on social media. That thought was not particularly tempting. I didn't really know all that much about it and didn't have an overwhelming desire to find out what I was … Continue reading Twitter, Guns, Abortion and My Friend Sam
Hillary, What A Character
Depending on how you look at it, Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't miss by much. She won the popular vote by a margin just shy of three million (2.1%). Trump carried 30 states to her 20, taking 304 electoral college votes to her 227. Regardless of whether you're happy about it, learning to live with it, … Continue reading Hillary, What A Character
Shithole Happens
Well, here we are. After more than a week of pounding on a moribund equine it seems that as a nation we've managed to misdirect a substantial amount (but not all) of our collective attention, raising the likelihood that roughly fifty percent of the nation will see an increase in their atenolol dosage some time … Continue reading Shithole Happens
Damon, Maher, Cross: Adventures In Irony
As we live in a world increasingly sensitized to injustice both real (plentiful) and imagined (also plentiful) one of the more interesting (at least for me) developments has been the uptick of incidents involving men whose progressive credentials are well established making the news with public utterances that have come to shake up their "good … Continue reading Damon, Maher, Cross: Adventures In Irony
Wiliams For DiMaggio: The Answer To Everything
In April of 1947 the owners of the Yankees and the Red Sox (Dan Topping and Tom Yawkey, respectively) spent a night getting lubricated at Toots Shor's, a then famous New York restaurant and bar. During the course of the evening Topping and Yawkey agreed to trade Ted Williams for Joe DiMaggio, effectively settling god … Continue reading Wiliams For DiMaggio: The Answer To Everything
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