(Justin Baragona, Daily Beast, Feb 7, 2021) How Fox News Primetime Jacked Up Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ “The president may be…
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Let’s Insist On Taking Ownership of Language
“Others have said” and “I have heard,” along with Trump’s favorite “some are saying” are not only meaningless, they distort…
It’s Not a Baseball Hall of Fame Without Pete Rose
A short trek down memory-lane for those of you who don’t remember back as far as the 1960s through 1980s.…
What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Tick?
Circumstance I suppose. My life has been remarkably ordinary in many ways and at least two-thirds of it was lived…
Zuckerberg Walks like a Dumb Kid and Quacks like a Dumb Kid
So I guess he must be a dumb kid. What else explains it? The latest revelation According to Buzzfeed, Facebook…
Trump’s Train-Wreck in Washington
The Faustian bargain made by Republicans and mainstream media “Trump and I have, we’ve had a hell of a journey.…
Everything That’s Wrong With Politics in a Single Headline
Decent, competent, cautious, but Starmer still has to prove he can inspire victory Well there you go, a Guardian UK…
The A B C’s of Non-Government
Just a preliminary reminder before we get down to cases. The United States Congress is organized in such a way…
Trump Incites Americans to Riot on January 6th
Jan. 6 is the day Congress meets to accept the presidential election results from the Electoral College. President-elect Joe Biden…
Kansas City Star Apologizes for Decades of Racist Coverage
That’s the NBC News headline I find earth-shaking in its implications. Other papers are now looking into their own racist…