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The big lie: Haitians eating cats and dogs Donald Trump and “JV” Vance are spreading another big lie — this time targeting Springfield, Ohio. They’re sounding this false alarm: The Haitians are coming, the Haitians are coming, and they’re eating your cats and dogs! The governor of Ohio and the mayor of Springfield, both Republicans,… Read more.
It’s Groundhog Day in gun-crazy USA. Another school shooting. Another teenage boy with a military-style rifle. And another round of “thoughts and prayers” from politicians who could actually do something about this madness but won’t. This time, it’s a 14-year-old in Georgia, whose resume now includes the murder of four innocent people at Apalachee High… Read more.
Disillusionment with traditional heroes is everywhere. Public figures like priests, teachers, and athletes once embodied virtue. But they’re revealing flaws every day that shatter our faith. Even genteel sports aren’t immune, with doping scandals tainting cycling, tennis, and swimming. Is it any wonder, then, that anti-heroes have captured our imagination? From Tony Soprano to Walter… Read more.
MAGA Republicans are so obsessed with the “feminization” of America that they’re passing laws to control women in every aspect of their lives. Just yesterday, their Republican-controlled Supreme Court upheld laws gutting Title IX provisions that protect women from discrimination in schools. Trump and the White Christian nationalists behind Project 2025 for America believe women… Read more.
Celebrity activism Celebrity activism is like a red-carpet event for social causes. Famous faces don’t just attract attention; they create media frenzies. But all that glitters isn’t gold. For example, President Biden welcomed P Diddy’s “vote or die“ campaign to get Blacks to the polls days before the 2020 presidential election. However, several women have… Read more.
Happy Mother’s Day is a national contrivance US President Woodrow Wilson designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. But one wonders why he was the first to honor mothers in this way in May 1914. Why didn’t any of his predecessors make this proclamation to honor mothers? Perhaps Wilson was merely the first president shameless enough to exploit… Read more.
Cancellation of the ‘King Charles’ show CNN’s King Charles showcased Gayle King and Charles Barkley discussing current events. Only weeks ago, I flagged it as the most cringe-inducing talk show since Fox’s The Magic Hour with Ervin “Magic” Johnson. In fact, the ratings for King Charles were anemic from the first episode. Moreover, it remained on life support until CNN finally pulled the plug last week. The CNN weekly prime time talk… Read more.
Good Friday: My childhood rituals I grew up the son of an evangelical preacher man. However, the Holy Spirit was no match for my Adamic nature. That’s why I found so many things dispiriting about my childhood. Most dispiriting was having to listen to the same sermon over and over again. Not least because I knew full well that… Read more.
Kanye is a ‘slave name’? Not since Sean Combs, A.K.A. Puff Daddy, morphed into P Diddy has a name change spawned so much derision. However, this time, the mockery is laced with pity, even sadness. Kanye West’s chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, demanded in a letter that the rapper be referred to as Ye and not… Read more.
