The drums are beating and the lamps are going out all over the world; we shall not see them lit again until our own suffering compels us We stand on the precipice […]
Stupid Donald’s Trade War and the weakness of protectionism
Let’s talk about oil pipelines, for instance
Wherein I try a new troll…#indiesplaining As with everything else, I’m no expert. I’m just some rando doing some supposing about things when a headline catches the eye. Right now I’m thinking […]
N-bombs in American cultural treasures
Huck Finn and Harper Lee in the crosshairs Fox reports (yeah, yeah, I know): Minnesota school district removes To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn from required reading due to n-word. “It’s wrong. There […]
Albuquerque Journal offers disingenuous apology for racist cartoon
The Delonas cartoon isn’t journalism. It’s the opposite of journalism. People who green-light overtly racist stereotyping may not be suited for important editorial positions. So, the Albuquerque Journal has apologized. Kinda. I’ve been […]
Skippy McDaniels, Jesus, and tribalism in our fucked-up society
@Doc and Otherwise engage in a leapfrogging chat about the arrogance of sport and religion. ED NOTE: The emails flying back and forth are sometimes more interesting than the actual posts here […]
When speech isn’t free — but ought to be
If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable. […]
Anti-abomination platform political capital goldmine for abominations
Whatever can be said for or against previous administrations, it is hard to contemplate the current administration under Trump without also considering the issue of…sexual immorality, of abomination. We’ve got a president […]
The women march on
I used to work with her. She called me recently to ask how I’d gotten disability for the injuries I suffered in an abusive marriage. She had similar injuries, received the same […]
UPDATED: Women’s March 2018: Seneca Falls, NY
From the Women’s March in Seneca Falls. Updated – 1:48 EST
Still more Russian meddling on Facebook
If you’ve ever wondered how someone becomes radicalized on the internet, finds themselves immersed in a counterfactual narrative so compelling they are driven to violent acts against innocent strangers based on an […]
