Dr. ESP To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not anything more. ~Jamie Foxx/Instagram/August 5, 2023 The above quote is an excerpt from Foxx’s online apology for an earlier Instagram post which could be interpreted as anti-Semitic based on its historical use to blame Jews for the crucifixion. … Read more
Former vice-president Mike Pence’s contemporaneous notes of meetings with Donald Trump in January 2023 may prove to be the final nail in the boxcar which carries the former president to prison. They are highlighted in Jack Smith’s 45-page indictment and are likely to be front and center during the obstruction and conspiracy trial. Pence’s turnaround … Read more
Fox News claims to be the champion of those who oppose “cancel culture.” The cable network even has a page on its website dedicated to the the rise of the practice which it amplifies as follows: The fear of being “canceled” due to unpopular political and cultural opinions or unsubstantiated allegations, often amplified with viral … Read more
In the end, they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you. Donald J. Trump/Dalton, Georgia/June 10, 2023 If George W. Bush was the self-proclaimed “decider,” the twice impeached, now twice indicted (as of this morning) ex-president has anointed himself the “retributioner.” To use what many pundits consider a very narrow platform on which to … Read more
Perhaps the most significant paradox in the founding of our constitutional democracy is the electoral college. The rationale for this Rube Goldberg inspired system of choosing the nation’s chief executive violates a bedrock principle etched in the founding documents. An extension of the phrase “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence is … Read more