Acknowledging that police are too quick to shoot, why are so few presumed criminals shot in the legs as they…
Racism
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…
The Fear-Factor and America’s White Majority
One can argue the right and wrong sides of history, but the fact that America will soon lose its white…
Why Conspiracy Theories?
Conspiracy theories are not a big problem for a large majority of Americans and they wonder how this marginal group…
253 Bullshit Voting Bills Being Considered in 43 States
By every measurable number, the 2020 election was the most closely monitored and fraud-free election in American history. Knowing that,…
The Courage to Quit a Political Base
Democrats once tested that courage when Lyndon Johnson pushed through the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Briefly, that act prohibited discrimination…
Republicans, Trapped By Their Coalition
Ah yes, be careful what you wish for. A smattering of history to set the stage Democratic president Lyndon Johnson…
Why This Last-Minute Trump Blood-Lust?
Donald Trump has chosen to execute thirteen federal death-row inmates for no explainable reason except that he can. What could…
It’s a Republic, Don’t Expect Democracy
We seem to persistently think of ourselves as a democracy, but of course we’re not. The Founders gave us a…
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…