I couldn’t decide whether to post this under my political blog or my entertainment blog. I chose the latter because for me, the real question is about how art should…
Tennessee just passed--and the governor signed into law--one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. It is natural that those who are anti-choice are delighted. It is equally…
The other day, the Supreme Court ruled that under Title VII, LGBTQ rights are protected. They cannot be discriminated against because of their sex. When I first heard the news,…
This is just some brief food for thought. June 6 was Breonna Taylor's birthday. One of my friends shared a meme that said the country was thinking of her, and…
I originally posted this review of this BBC miniseries back in September, 2003. I set out to watch this 6 hour British miniseries for one reason: I'm a huge fan…
Don’t words matter? Isn’t it important, when framing our argument, to understand what specific words mean? To understand actual fact from what we perceive as fact, or would wish is…
This post was originally written about a week before George Floyd's death and was, in fact, in response to the ultra conservative marches on government buildings--and armed to the teeth…
This blogpost was originally written a few days after the George Floyd protests and riots began: A couple of things on the riots going on: ONE, there does seem to…
I originally wrote this back on June 2, 2020, entering the second week of protests: I'm seeing an awful lot of over-simplification here regarding the makeup of the protestors, especially…
This is an old post, from after Sandy Hook re: gun rights I wish people understood the difference between church and state. This country was not created under God, no…