WARM SPRINGS, GA., March 2023 — More than 400,000 Americans died during World War II while helping beat back a worldwide attack against democracy by brutal dictators. Some 2,500 servicemen and women made the ultimate sacrifice for our country — and democracy around the world — on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Why are these historical […]
The all-important midterms, which could decide the balance of power for the next two years – and whether we will continue to progress or got bogged down in meaningless investigations and last-minute government shutdowns – are here. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8, and millions of us have already cast our ballots, either by mail […]
Stop worrying about a Red Wave of political mad men and women ending the American experiment of government on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. Join the largest political activist march to polling places across the country during the most critical midterm election cycle in American history. Reach out to family, friends, co-workers with phone calls, […]
We recently returned from a vacation to the Deep South that I’ve decided to write about as a series of vignettes. I realize that’s not much of an inducement to keep reading, but I hope you’ll bear with me. Since our home is now in Virginia — former capital of the Confederacy — one might […]
Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis, Republican governors of Texas and Florida, respectively, publicly proclaim their affiliation with the Catholic church. They often wrap themselves and their approach to managing state governments around their Christian faith. So, here’s a popular question Christians often pose to people they perceive as being naysayers to the teachings of Jesus […]
Donald Trump and his dear friend Vladimir Putin are once again running neck-and-neck to inflame as many extremists and like-minded loonies they can round up to fuel their increasingly desperate battles for personal survival. MAGA Man intentionally exacerbated the dreadful situation in eastern Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine by describing Putin’s unprovoked invasion […]
The night Barack Obama won the 2008 election, I gave the news to my mother-in-law, who at the time was dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s and dementia. “Maggie! Barack Obama has been elected president! A Black man is the president of the United States!” Her eyes shone with a light I hadn’t seen in […]
By DUTTON PEABODYEditor Emeritus We always knew Donald Trump was a crook, and we here at The Shinbone Star have been telling you exactly that since the first day we put pen to paper. But it’s always nice to get that affirmation, this time from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who today gave us […]
Spies, Lies and the Drifting Grifter The steely-eyed counterintelligence G-man with the panache of Sam Spade has been dealt a lousy hand. Last week, rumors started surfacing about sold out American spies. Now, our hero’s job is to find out if our country’s secrets are up for sale. The CIA’s counterintelligence center reported dozens of […]
With the Golden Grifter crouching behind a legal wall he hopes will withstand the flood of recriminations soon coming his way, I’m reminded of an old saying in post-World War II Germany, “Alles kaput.” We have a little time to kill before the House January 6 Committee reconvenes or the former president is hauled before […]
It’s time to put the country out of its Donald J. Trump misery. The former and twice-impeached president has dragged this 246-year-old republic through enough abuse — verbal, physical and emotional — in a criminal attempt to deconstruct the American democracy. So, until Trump is indicted, arrested and jailed, this “voice” of The Shinbone Star […]
From Dutton Peabody, editor: Labor Day is the unofficial launch of the fall national election season. With that in mind, we at The Shinbone Star believe it’s our civic duty to provide a “scorecard” of all the major actions and key votes cast — or in the case of most Republicans not cast — by […]
The Dame from Nowhere The bureau’s slumping reincarnation of Sam Spade went to his Georgetown flat last Thursday night feeling smug. The Golden Grifter was finally cornered. Not even that silver-tongued devil himself could finally duck the boxes of secrets he’d been hiding. Agent S was hoping for some down time with the long-legged dame […]
She is considering a presidential campaign in 2024 on the Republican Party ticket and believes in America. He is considered a front-runner for a starring role on the GOP campaign trail in 2024 and believes in himself. She stated publicly — after losing a bid to continue representing Wyoming in Congress — that she wants […]
It’s not the Fat Lady warming up her vocal cords in a Mar-a-Lago ballroom at former President Donald J. Trump’s recently FBI-raided resort in south Florida. It’s not Kid Rock coughing and hacking his way through a rehearsal for a Trump campaign gig outside the current residence of the twice impeached former White House occupant. […]
The Grifter’s Deadly Game Not long after the Golden Grifter’s pink dump in Palm Beach was flopped by the bureau, our Sam Spade doppelganger who is chasing him was summoned to headquarters. In a soundproof room, the rock-jawed G-man is informed that the Grifter hired several groups of ultra-right fascist thugs to lead the sheep […]
The rock-jawed Sam Spade doppelganger, Agent S, is in a reflective mood. The Golden Grifter is on the move, leaving a trail of verbose inanities in his wake. Big dogs at the Justice Department are growling for Agent S and his faceless band of talented sleuths to help close in on the most dangerous man […]
Apparently as long as mainstream and social media outlets promote their primary campaign triumphs, Republican candidates for elective office will continue to tout the “Big Lie” that former President Donald J. Trump won the 2020 presidential sweepstakes, not current President Joseph Biden. Not only does media coverage of these Trump wannabes provide valuable — and […]
Give President Joseph Biden credit: He’s getting major legislation passed through Congress that will, hopefully, strengthen and improve the quality of life for many Americans. In August alone, Biden has signed the Chips Act and the Inflation Reduction Act into law, much to the chagrin of Republican lawmakers who are intent on trying to block […]
Dashiell Hammett would be proud. Anybody who ever watched a TV episode of Perry Mason, read Hammett’s books or watched “The Maltese Falcon,” was touched by him. The world was better place when hard-boiled Sam Spade, “The Thin Man’s” debonair Nick and Nora Charles, and comic strip character “Secret Agent X-9” brought colorful culprits to […]
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