Beware: Trump May Turn His Inauguration into a Napoleonic Coronation
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Archives for January 2025
Black FBI Agent Failed Leadership Test After New Orleans Terrorist Attack
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Black agent’s blunders provided anti-DEI fodder The New Orleans terrorist attack left a trail of questions — not just about the incident itself, but about the FBI’s personnel and operations. A striking moment came early on when a Black female agent led the first press conference on the attack. Her initial presence was refreshing, breaking… Read more.
Farewell Address: Biden Echoes My Warning about Mercenary Oligarchs
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
President Biden delivered his Farewell Address on Wednesday. Presidents usually use this final primetime slot to pat themselves on the back and hand historians the first draft of their legacy. That’s why these speeches are often as forgettable as the annual State of the Union Address. The notable exception is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address… Read more.
Michelle Obama: Boycotting Trump or Divorcing Barack?
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Michelle Obama’s conspicuous absence from Jimmy Carter’s state funeral raised eyebrows. Now Washington is all atwitter over the breaking news that she will not be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration. Speculation abounds: Some reports suggest her abiding contempt for Trump has her avoiding him at all costs because she’s fed up pretending for protocol. Others whisper… Read more.
From Iran to Cuba, American Schizophrenia Has Countries Looking to China for Stability
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Politics at the water’s edge Championing good governance and democratic values was long the hallmark of American leadership on the world stage — or so the myth goes. Once, when American diplomats came knocking, nations understood the package deal: aid came with accountability, alliances with expectations. More to the point, American politicians once took pride… Read more.
Like MJ, Naomi Campbell Had White Surrogates Produce Her ‘Black’ Kids
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Naomi’s hypocrisy: from Black pride to White surrogates Naomi Campbell, the legendary supermodel, spent decades as a self-proclaimed champion of Black beauty and African pride. She often repeats the self-aggrandizing claim that she’s Nelson Mandela’s “granddaughter.” Yet, Naomi appears to have betrayed her cultural activism by using White surrogates to produce her kids. Suspicions swirl… Read more.
China Builds While the US Chases Terrorist Ghosts in Africa
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Coups, natural disasters, and tribal politics are dominating headlines, making America look more like Africa these days. Perhaps that’s why events in Africa are getting even less media attention than usual. I’m not suggesting beleaguered Americans should commiserate with Africans. But from Tangier to Cape Town, a “silk curtain” is descending across the continent. China… Read more.
California Wildfires: Celebrities in the Spotlight, Firefighters and Victims in the Shadows
Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Ah, yes, because the real tragedy of these wildfires is the loss of celebrity (second) homes. Forget the ordinary people who lost their only homes or the firefighters risking their lives to protect what’s left. They’re just the extras on this Hollywood disaster set, apparently. At least Arnold Schwarzenegger had the decency to reject this… Read more.
Big Inaugural Balls: Trump Plans to Dance While California Burns…
Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
President-elect Trump: Scrap your inaugural balls. Instead, redirect the hundreds of millions your billionaire donors gave for this occasion to aid Californians left homeless by wildfires. Then, challenge them to donate 10 times more to relief efforts than they did to your balls. Because nothing says ‘let them eat cake’ quite like Americans dancing in… Read more.
Republican Scott Jennings Is a CNN Plant to Grow Ratings
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Republican Scott Jennings triggers viral outrage almost daily with his racist or misogynistic comments on CNN. But don’t blame him; blame CNN. Fox News has become a ratings hegemon by pandering to Americans who just want to be enraged or entertained – you know, like Romans before the fall. More to the point, Donald Trump… Read more.