So it’s official. The forty-fifth President of the United States is Donald J. …well, I just can’t bring myself to say it. For the next four years – or until his Nixonian deposition – I will steadfastly refer to the nominal leader of the free world as … [Continue reading]
If James Comey is the Steve Bartman of the 2016 election, then Colin Kaepernick is the Alex Gonzalez. When the 49ers quarterback refused to stand for our national anthem, he forged the chaotic edges of Ferguson and Charlotte into something America … [Continue reading]
In the wake of last December’s jihadi attack in San Bernardino, Republicans strained to frame the incident solely as a matter of terrorism and not one of gun control. Though the vast majority of mass shootings in the U.S. are unrelated to religious … [Continue reading]
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump lashed out after a series of pro-Hillary ads depicted him as a really bigly misogynist. He accused Clinton of engendering her husband's affairs, adding, "She would go after these women and destroy their … [Continue reading]
Everyone by now is aware of the aquatic cataclysm that has besotted Flint, MI. Corrosive chemicals – in the guise of drinking water - siphoned from the Flint River are leaching lead from the city’s ageing pipes and delivering their pernicious … [Continue reading]