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The ugly American I hail from The Bahamas. So, I have standing to comment on tourist stereotypes. After all, every Bahamian has experienced the “ugly American.” We know firsthand their habits, idiosyncrasies, and bad behavior. Yet, a report published by CNN today is turning that stereotype on its head. The headline alone speaks volumes: ‘Everybody loves Americans’: Why US… Read more.
Tapper calls out RKF Jr. Jake Tapper is one of the most famous and respected anchors in America. So anyone in their right mind would think twice about telling a big lie about his reporting. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t been in his right mind his whole adult life. So he had no compunction… Read more.
The Boy Scouts of America says it prepares young boys for life. But it turns out much of that preparation involves grooming them for sex. And we now know that its legacy of systemic sexual abuse of boys rivals that of the Catholic Church. Boy Scouts Settles Sexual Abuse Claims for $2.4 Billion The Boy… Read more.
Coach and player in master-slave relationship For years, I have been decrying the master-slave relationship between coaches like Nick Saban of Alabama and his football players. I’ve always believed that colleges should pay players. In this regard, I refer you to commentaries like “Reggie Bush Forfeits Heisman Trophy” on September 16, 2010, and “Salaries of College Coaches Reflect Enduring Master-Slave Relationships”… Read more.
Catholic nuns are predators, too? Anyone who attended Catholic grade school can testify to witnessing nuns display spasms of demonic violence. Witnessing that informed the cynicism I vented earlier this year (on February 26) in “More Catholic Depravity: Nuns Pimping Orphans to Priests.” But if nuns could serve as madams for pedophile priests, it’s hardly… Read more.
Alas, it seems big men having sex with small boys is just another form of Boy Scouts training; you know, like learning first-aid and survival skills. Catholic Church set the precedent Of course, the Catholic Church set the abominable precedent for child sex abuse. Revelations about the scourge of pedophilia in that institution have caused irreparable reputational damage. Indeed, the damage… Read more.
Jeffrey Epstein was arguably the most notorious sex trafficker in US history. He was also a serial rapist with too many victims to count, invariably too young. Epstein pimped many of his victims out to his rich and powerful friends. That might explain how he amassed a fortune of over $500 million. Because I suspect many of those friends fell prey… Read more.
For years, billionaires have used their influence to keep ‘riffraff’ off their section of Malibu beach. They’ve been trying to buy private access to public beaches. I decried these efforts a decade ago in my post titled “Rich Snobs Trying to Keep Public off Public Beaches,” April 18, 2005. The media pilloried entertainment mogul David Geffen for leading their futile efforts back… Read more.
Many young women wear Spanx these days. But they take umbrage at the suggestion that their Spanx is a modern version of the girdle their grandmothers wore. Spanx: a girdle by another name It takes willful self-delusion to deny this analogy. After all, the natural letdown women see on their Spanx-free bodies reveals the naked truth. The irony is… Read more.
What passes for journalism at the moment? This blog brims with commentary on my disdain for what passes for journalism these days. So, imagine my dismay when 60 Minutes, the reputed standard bearer of broadcast journalism, only reinforced my disdain on Sunday. On October 27, 60 Minutes aired a highly touted report on the 9/11/12 terrorist attack on the US consulate in… Read more.
