Wait, isn’t that what they’re asking for? Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings This just gets touchier and more complex as the hours roll by. […]
New Yorker starts analysis of Trump with, “honestly…”
What have we learned about that? Well, actually, the headline is just a hair away from that, “Being honest about Trump.” I think it qualifies, though. So would WSJ in this piece, […]
Cui bono: how did Berrien County, Michigan hit the headlines?
Horse race reportage, part umpteen. Special Edition: Not Election Coverage I first spotted this tragic news at BBC, when there wasn’t yet anything world newsworthy about it, even from their own coverage […]
#blacklivesmatter versus #alllivesmatter
White man ISO white people to explain something to me I have yet to take a strong stand on this whole #blacklivesmatter and #alllivesmatter and #bluelivesmatter and #enoughwiththehashtagsmatter issue, and I’m fairly […]
Can we just repeal the Fourth Amendment?
We’re not really using it anyway The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no […]
Tempeh sausages with pepper spray on the side
By Tamara Enz A few weeks ago in a random historic-site parking lot in far-flung western Colorado I met a 60-something woman from Atlanta. “You’re traveling alone? Well good for you. I […]
Moment of #Mansplanation
Actually… I just had a chance to read this op/ed from last year’s NYT: What makes a woman? The subject is still timely, especially thanks to hijinks like those coming out of […]
America 101: we are not a democracy and never have been; is this good or bad?
America is famed – especially in our own collective mind – for being the greatest democracy in history. This is a fun and noble self-image. But “democracy” is a word with a […]
In Bernie’s America, the people rule
I’m against tyranny. This is a popular political position. Americans pride ourselves on defending liberty from the machinations of malevolent power all over the world. It is our heritage, beginning with the […]
Donald Trump is a pig, and Megyn Kelly is neither a journalist nor a feminist
These things are not mutually exclusive. I want to show you two pictures – ones you may have seen recently – and ask you a simple question: what is being communicated? What are […]
