I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat. ~Will Rogers In 1980, Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan asked a question which many believe turned the tide in the November election. “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” To make sure the answer among a majority … Read more
Last week’s Moms for Liberty convention in Tampa, Florida was a banner occasion for the anti-groomer community. Among the speakers was Dr. James Lindsay, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist, who is credited with having coined the term “groomer.” Moms for Liberty and the parade of candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination quickly jumped on his … Read more
Some sequels are years in the making. After all, 13 years elapsed between the 2010 premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar and the recent release of Avatar: The Way of Water. In contrast, it took only four days for the subjects of yesterday’s blog, the three non-hypocritical Supreme Court justices–Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch–to … Read more
Today’s post is about life imitating comedy, in cinema and on television. The two examples I have chosen to make this point are responses to major news stories this past week. The End of an Elusive Search The first case is inspired by a pivotal scene in Ivan Reitman’s 1984 production of Ghostbusters. The commercial … Read more
Much was being made of Monday’s announcement that Judge Aileen Cannon had set August 14 as the trial date for U.S. v. Trump, the case involving the former guy’s violation of the Espionage Act and associated obstruction of justice when asked to return national security secrets in his possession. The pundit-sphere focused on whether such … Read more