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This Is My Twenty-Fifth Motherless Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

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.

Happy Easter Monday

Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Legacy of colonialism Colonialism was untenable. However, the British introduced a few customs that are still heartily observed throughout their former colonies in the Caribbean.  Civil service, public education, and public holidays figure most prominently in this respect. Their beneficial impact is something I can vouch for personally. But today, I’m paying homage to one of the holidays the British introduced. … Read more.

International Women’s Day: Women Are the Answer for the World Today

Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.

Trump’s Grifting Valentine to Melania

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Love in the time of fundraising Or Trump is just a grifter grifting as grifters grift. Because, even on Valentine’s Day, Trump thinks only suckers are into flowers blooming and hearts fluttering. Former President Trump wished former first lady Melania Trump a Happy Valentine’s Day on Wednesday by thanking her for her support throughout his various criminal cases.… Read more.

Australia Day, Like Columbus Day, Should Be Abolished

Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Australia Day Australia Day marks the 1788 landing of White settlers who colonized the Continent. But White Australians are finally reckoning with the historical fact that their ancestors did not discover Australia. Of course, White Americans have been facing a similar reckoning for decades. But it’s stupefying that it took Whites in America and Australia so long to recognize that their… Read more.

‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ Is Racist?

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

‘Charlie Brown’ I was happy to grow beyond my childhood fantasies and rituals. Indeed, it felt like a rite of passage. I stopped believing in the Bible, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus and no longer had to attend Church. But I don’t mind admitting that I never grew out of watching Charlie Brown. This enduring interest stems from the indelible impression Franklin made on… Read more.

Happy Christmas!  Really…?

Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 8:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Tell that to the Ukrainians suffering the ravages of war in Ukraine, Uyghurs living in internment camps in China, Rohingyas being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar, and Africans enduring everything from civil strife to chronic drought across the continent. Which is why the migrants waiting at the border to get into the United States might count… Read more.