Whatever power you will have begins with accepting who you are. I was fortunate enough to see Audre Lorde speak not long before she died. There was a moment that evening that’s […]
Managing your privilege
Horrible things said and done by Donald and his Administration – June, 2018
Jingoism and attacking our allies as foreign policy. Family separation and crimes against humanity and an ICE police state as immigration policy. Actual fascism. June’s 140 unique instances of loathsome behavior were some of the worst in a year of tracking Donald’s horrible behavior.
Are states’ rights a tool for tyranny?
I’m Originally designed as a hedge against centralized power, recent adventures in states’ rights make it seem like just the opposite. UPDATED Doc I’ve been thinking sporadically about the old conservative article of […]
Dear Papa John’s: you need to rebrand. Like, next week.
The brand now stinks worse than the actual pizza, and it’s going to stay that way. The F6 shitnado that is Massa Papa John Schnatter continues unabated. The most reecent episode found […]
Why should I follow the law?
Why should I, or you, or anyone else in the United States follow the law? Serious question. One answer, obviously, is “because I don’t want to go to jail.” Aside from “I […]
Liberal civility, circa 2018
Liberals heckling people in the Administration may not be civil according to the dictionary definition, but at least we’re still using words. Given the fascist in the White House, that’s about as civil as Donald’s supporters should expect right now.
July 4, 2018: What, if anything, can stave off the ruination of the Republic?
Only trust … assuming it can still be found. In 2007, on this overblown, sadly commercialized holiday whose historical moment has been buried by beer, barbecue, patriotic bombast, and over-the-top, often taxpayer-paid […]
Is Trump out of his damned gourd? You decide!
That’s the way it might be if certain elements at the American Psychiatric Association get their way Let’s tell this like the Facebook story it started as. I have fun with that […]
Journalism shouldn’t be dangerous — but it is now
When newsrooms need to lock their doors, their ability to serve their readers and viewers is sadly impeded I became a journalist, in part, because I was able to walk through the […]
Big Rock Candy Mountain
From Let Them Eat Cake, it’s Neo-Feudal Society!
