Otto Warmbier, god rest his soul, was victim of his perceived white privilege: “I like that poster on the wall in the hall of my hoteI, think I’ll take it.” Really? “But what the hell? What’s the worst that could happen? I’ll say it was a dumb prank and apologize.” Oh son, you were in […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Clicking any of the links highlighted below will open a new window to the sourcing material used in this report. While doing so may be time-consuming and break up the flow of the story, we encourage readers to read as much background material as possible as an enhancement to understanding. In August 2014, John […]
A while back I realized i was being inundated with advertisements for male enhancement products seemingly everywhere except NPR. Then it hit me, “Holy fuck! I’m in a target demographic for men with erectile dysfunction!” All day I hear the the “Big Hurt,” retired baseball star Frank Thomas, tell random strangers about how great life […]
In July 2009, President Barack Obama held a prime-time news conference to discuss his administration’s proposed initiatives as he moved to improve access to health care. The very last question at the presser was from Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun Times, and it opened a can of worms that may have set the nation […]
President Donald Trump opened his first Oval Office address by going right back to the folks he asked back in 2016, “What the hell do you have to lose?” I was surprised he didn’t mention criminal justice reform and black unemployment since they have become part of his greatest-hits list. Criminal records? Last night he […]
Reading Glenn Redus’ message to our neighbors north, south and across the seas, I was struck by one of the images illustrating the essay. Aptly described as “a moron” was a guy in the “Rope. Tree. Journalist” t-shirt holding a “Blue Lives Matter” flag. Everything about that image is antithetical to what is supposed to be […]
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series about America’s xenophobic soul. If you missed Part 1, follow THIS LINK The first time I realized that an entirely separate world existed within our nation was a hot, humid and stanky night somewhere in the Virginia mountains. I was headed to my college campus. It […]
