The year millennials (aka genYers) and genZers stop looking to baby boomers and genXers to save the world…? Read more.
Archives for 2019
Hitler Was Just Jealous Because Jews, Not Nazis, Are the Real Master Race…?
I was stupefied that The New York Times saw nothing wrong with publishing an op-ed that effectively advanced this eugenic theory. Unsurprisingly, critics – many of them Jewish – pounced: Critics knocked Bret Stephens, the ultra-conservative New York Times columnist known for his controversial writings, for a recent op-ed titled ‘The Secret of Jewish Genius’… Read more.
Don Imus, Godfather of Shock Talk Radio, Is Dead
Believe it or not, I was a big fan. Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks on celebrities, politicians, racial and ethnic groups, women, gay people and practically anyone whose head stuck up out of the foxhole, died on Friday in College Station, Texas. … After years on the… Read more.
Cut from Movie Causes Trump to Target Nukes at Canada Instead of North Korea…?
In typical fashion, President Trump mistakenly blamed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for cutting his cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. In typical fashion, he then projected onto Trudeau the upset over a serious public policy that would cause him (i.e., Trump) to make such a petty personal cut: I guess Justin… Read more.
Merry Xmas!
White evangelicals think Trump was chosen by God. That’s why they shouted “Give us Trump!” when forced (on Sunday) to choose between this “grossly immoral” president and the John-the-Baptist-like editor of Christianity Today. In doing so, they aped the baying crowd who famously shouted “Give us Barabbas!” when forced to choose between this “notorious murderer”… Read more.
Trump Is Putin’s ‘Useful Idiot’ and He Keeps Showing Why
There’s no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign to help Donald Trump. Only that explains why Trump keeps acting like Putin’s useful idiot. And yes, Trump is really that stupid and transparent. Trump is Putin’s useful idiot Of course, Putin keeps playing the coy mastermind who pulled off that electoral feat. He started mere days… Read more.
NFL: ‘Year of the Black Quarterback’
This fall, I’ve been watching with a smirk of vindication as the sports world marveled at the number of black quarterbacks leading the best teams in college and professional football. No less an authority than ESPN recognized this transition from novelty to norm with its series, “The Year of the Black QB.” Here is how… Read more.
Trump Impeached!
The House has impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, sending the case to Senate for trial. … The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Trump, charging him with ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ and making him only the third president in history to face removal by the Senate. … A historic… Read more.
Former Pakistani President Musharraf Sentenced to Death … in Absentia, Permanently
Trust me, this death sentence is not nearly as grave or unforeseen as it seems. But first things first: A Pakistani special court sentenced former military dictator and president Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia, ending a six-year long high treason case against him and delivering a historic verdict against the country’s powerful army. …… Read more.
Money-Pit Yankees Still Trying to … Buy a Championship
With unbridled schadenfreude, I ridiculed the Yankees for failing to make it to the World Series again. Most notably, I pointed out the folly of continuing to spend so much for so little. In “October Woes Continue for the Yankees. Time to Play ‘Moneyball,’ October 24, 2019, I quoted the following to highlight this recurring… Read more.