
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
@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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
From the Women’s March in Seneca Falls. Updated – 1:48 EST
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 […]