(I borrowed the image from an excellent article in Mother Jones: It’s Time for Journalism to Stand for Something.) Here’s a surprise. Apparently, despite publishing hundreds of thousands of words every day, the Washington Post and the New York Times show poor reading comprehension. I thought they’d be better, but it explains much of today’s news reporting. And why we end up so confused sometimes. It’s...
Could it be something in the water? Maybe someone is putting a new drug into our beer? Could it be microwaves beamed into our brains? I’m open to suggestions. Anyway, here’s the problem: I think we’ve become coddled. Unfortunately, I don’t mean that metaphorically. At some point, our brains have congealed like overcooked eggs. It’s like we start every morning with a clean slate. On...
For Democrats to win more than one election cycle, they need to inspire, not just criticize.
After watching the Ford/Kavanaugh hearings, and especially after listening to the Republican responses, I have to follow the MSNBC commentator who felt like apologizing to all women on behalf of all men. The Republicans have become the party of child abuse, racism, sexual assault, misogyny, and toxic masculinity. And they imply that all men are this way. Idiots. Men are not angry; we’re livid. I’m even enraged...
The Senate Republicans treat Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a life-or-death struggle. Does every political difference need to fall into bloodsport? We’ve watched Senators Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, and Lindsey Gramm, especially, shouting red-faced at the cameras. And who can forget the nominee himself bellowing revenge threats under oath? Unless it’s all theater, they believe there’s no backing down for any reason, ever. Compromise is death. That’s...
Why do Democrats, liberals, and people worried about our nation keep showing up for the wrong fight? I’m exhausted listening to the talking heads debate whether Brett Kavanaugh would be a good or bad Supreme Court nominee. It’s like watching a drunk trying to hit on a store mannequin, confident he’ll score any second now. Don’t shriek about justice Kavanaugh’s morality as if that’s what matters. ...
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