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No doubt images from Bloody Sunday are as indelibly seared in America’s national consciousness as those from the JFK assassination. And, in each case, a picture is truly worth a thousand words. In fact, adding yet more words seems superfluous, if not presumptuous. Therefore, I shall suffice to reprise excerpts from a few commentaries. The first… Read more.
So it turns out Meghan Markle assimilated into the British Royal Family like a black wasp in white milk. But boy, who would’ve thought it would be thus? Oh right, anyone with eyes to read the tabloids, and ears to hear a previous “bombshell interview” she herself gave. This is why I don’t get all… Read more.
Episode 23: Most Influential Politician Never Elected to Political Office Listen.
I am the apostate son of an evangelical preacher man. This apostasy has informed allusions I’ve made in many commentaries to the antic relationship between evangelical Christians and Jews. Ironically, two recent developments have sanctified my “heretical” take on this relationship. Therefore, I feel obliged to at least acknowledge them. I I have always found… Read more.
I am bemused and humbled in equal measure every time I read about Pied Pipers (aka social-media influencers) who have millions of people clicking on their pages, like Pavlovian dogs, every day – often many times a day. Because I’m all too mindful that, more often than not, the only thing people get from those… Read more.
Episode 22: Pick Up Fido’s Poo, Then Wipe Him Too Listen.
I have been watching in despairing solidarity as Asian Americans protest (non-violently) against the spike in violence that is menacing their community. Since the start of the pandemic last spring, Asian Americans have faced racist violence at a much higher rate than previous years. … The violence has continued into 2021, and President Joe Biden… Read more.
Catholic Church, a sexual abuse cult I have written many commentaries decrying the institutionalized criminality of Catholic priests raping little boys. I cite in this regard such commentaries as “Pope Accused of Harboring Pedophile Priest,” March 16, 2010, “Justice Begins for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church,” June 23, 2012, “Sexual Abuse… Read more.
It speaks volumes that, only yesterday, I explained my disinterest in watching men’s tennis as follows: I find it almost as boring as watching golf without Tiger Woods. (“Women’s Tennis Australian Open: Hail, Naomi Osaka!” The iPINIONS Journal, February 22, 2021) So imagine my shock when, just hours later, news broke that he was involved… Read more.
A year ago today, former president Donald Trump assured the nation that his administration had the Covid-19 pandemic “very much under control.“ Of course, by then, nobody with any common sense had any reason to believe him. The first death was recorded on March 21, 2020, and businesses began closing soon thereafter. But nobody could… Read more.
