Media carries a lot of blame for the current state of social, legal and political turmoil in America. At least…
Media & Journalism
Stephen Collinson, Trump’s Inside Man at CNN
Seldom do I write two columns on the same theme, but CNN has offered up consecutive pieces by Stephen Collinson…
The GOP’s Devotion to Trump Threatens to Destroy American Democracy
That’s the headline on a CNN article by Stephen Collinson and it pushes the Bullshit Needle entirely off the dial.…
Why Do So Many Police Shoot-to-Kill?
Acknowledging that police are too quick to shoot, why are so few presumed criminals shot in the legs as they…
If You Lie Down With Dogs, You Get Fleas
That’s an old adage, attributed to actress Jean Harlow, but what makes adages old is their truths. And the truth…
America’s Fascination With Sports
We Americans are nuts about football—not that European thing we call soccer—but the real deal, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes or…
Do We Have the ‘Right’ to a Future?
Individually, yes but collectively no. That’s a very quick answer, but it shadows a great many flaws in what we…
The GOP in Suspended Animation
The latest shot-across-the-bow at the GOP is that instead of Grand Old Party it now means Greed Over Principle. Which…
Impeach a President, But Not Sue Fox News?
(Justin Baragona, Daily Beast, Feb 7, 2021) How Fox News Primetime Jacked Up Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ “The president may be…
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…