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Yesterday Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee. That should have filled Blacks with pride. But nothing could have been further from the truth. The reason is simple. Scott is little more than a right-wing Republican in Blackface. Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee I’ve been decrying his self-hating, hunky-dory politics for years. It began… Read more.
Tiger Woods made the cut at The Masters last weekend. But a leg injury – this time – forced him to withdraw. Woods still got more media attention and praise than any other golfer who played. Jon Rahm won the tournament. And Phil Mickelson became the oldest runner-up in PGA history. But you’d never know… Read more.
For over 20 years, Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a GOP mega-donor. Even worse, this mega-donor is an avid collector of Nazi memorabilia. The Republican billionaire who lavished luxury gifts on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas collects historical artifacts he says shed a light on the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Harlan Crow, the… Read more.
Tennessee legislature expels Black lawmakers On Thursday, the Tennessee legislature expelled two Black lawmakers. But it spared a White one. Why did Tennessee expel lawmakers? They have earned the moniker the “Tennessee Three.” That’s for protesting a flawed bill to combat gun violence. It said nothing about guns. And, of course, they were protesting in the wake of… Read more.
Good Friday If Easter rituals bore you to distraction, you’re not alone. It’s purportedly the holiest holiday season for Christians. And Good Friday is the holiest day. But, since childhood, I always regarded it above all as the first beach holiday of the year. This sermon is in that decidedly secular spirit. NOTE: This recording… Listen.
The Masters, “a tradition unlike any other,” tees off today. And there’s nothing new about it being all about Tiger Woods – even when nobody expects him to win. I have marveled over the years that The Masters is all about Tiger even when he’s losing. But The Masters without Tiger is like the Heat… Read more.
NATO leaders were beaming with pride and daring yesterday. That is, as they celebrated Finland joining NATO as the 31st member. Because Turkey finally lifted its unilateral embargo… Finland joins NATO President Putin threatened dire consequences if NATO expanded its borders with Russia. Yet, with Finland joining, NATO is now doubling its borders with Russia.… Read more.
I published the podcast episode “The Fate of Democracy” on June 12, 2021. In it, I declared that, by Election Day 2024, Trump would be either dead, indicted, or in prison. The first is up to God. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has seen to the second. And a jury will see to the third in… Read more.
This year’s NCAA Women’s final was the most thrilling and “satisfying” in recent memory. That the LSU Tigers set a scoring record in defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes speaks volumes. LSU blitzed Iowa 102-85 to win the NCAA championship. LSU defeats Iowa Angel Reese is the ‘Bayou Barbie’ who led LSU. Caitlin Clark is the National… Read more.
Podcast Episode 114 Democracies vs. Autocracies Even eminent historians warn that America is blustering its way toward another civil war. But this one is bound to be more like a circular firing squad. And it will feature neighbor fighting neighbor and brother fighting brother – under the same roof. Embed from Getty ImagesIt’s all because Trump’s autocratic… Listen.
