by Jase Graves Along with uplifting news stories about the COVID-19 variants, former President Trump’s second impeachment trial, and Tom Brady’s unmitigated gall to continue winning Super Bowls that include terrible halftime entertainment, we’ve also been learning about new victims of the so-called “cancel culture,” in which individuals are randomly selected to be … [Read more...] about NEW VICTIMS OF CANCEL CULTURE
Why Black History Month is important
by Edna Ralston February is Black History Month. During this time, remembering both the profound traumas of black history and the historic contributions of Blacks to our country is altogether fitting. To begin, a broad stroke will show the basic situation of African Americans in our country: Four hundred years ago, white people brought Black people over here and enslaved … [Read more...] about Why Black History Month is important
Unity
Unity is the state of being united or joined as a whole. Synonyms of unity are oneness, wholeness, union, unification, integration. Unifying is the process of consolidating into a unit, or unity. Why are these definitions important to recall now? Because Joe Biden has been talking about the necessity of unifying Americans ever since he started running for President. Unification … [Read more...] about Unity
Biden’s Bipartisanship (Cartoon)
Biden CIA nominee Burns calls China an ‘authoritarian adversary’
By Patricia Zengerle and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to be director of the CIA, William Burns, told a Senate committee on Wednesday that he saw competition with China - and countering its "adversarial, predatory" leadership - as the key to U.S. national security. Burns, 64, a former career diplomat during both Democratic and … [Read more...] about Biden CIA nominee Burns calls China an ‘authoritarian adversary’
New People, New Parties, New Infrastructure
America is in crisis and undergoing a steep decline. Covid has taken the lives of half a million people and battered the economy. Budget deficits and national debt are climbing. The nation’s infrastructure is old and crumbling while much of Europe and Asia enjoy modern highways and bridges, bullet trains connecting their main cities, gleaming new airports, and broadband … [Read more...] about New People, New Parties, New Infrastructure
Car crash is the latest test of Tiger Woods resilience
Now the only thing to do is stand by. All the sports world is a waiting room, filled with those nervously pacing and hoping for any good word on the status of Tiger Woods after his Tuesday morning single-car accident. As Jack Nicklaus, the only player who outranks Woods in golf, tweeted in part Tuesday, “Please join us in wishing Tiger a successful surgery and all the best for … [Read more...] about Car crash is the latest test of Tiger Woods resilience
Ted Cruz as Archie Bunker
Perhaps Ted Cruz could be the star of his own TV sit-com. After all, he has already morphed into a bearded version of Archie Bunker. In the TV series All in the Family, Bunker's shtick was that he constantly proved himself to be a jerk by saying the wrong things. He would have fit well into the modern-day Republican Party. Ted Cuz appears to have taken up Archie's mantle, … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz as Archie Bunker
PANDEMICS COMPARED UPDATED FEBRUARY 232021 (Cartoon)
How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold
Waiting in line in freezing rain to fill propane tanks in Houston, Texas, Feb. 17, 2021. AP Photo/David J. Phillip Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida Americans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, … [Read more...] about How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold
Quote of the Day: No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
Our Quote of the Day comes from "Morning Joe" host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough on the GOP's continuing status as the Donald Trump Party: "They [Republicans] now spend their days doing little more than seeking out political sinners. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and others face censure by party officials for … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
Biden’s first month was a ‘honeymoon,’ but bigger challenges loom ahead
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One month into the job, President Joe Biden is on the cusp of securing a bigger economic rescue package than during the 2009 financial crisis. He has wiped out his predecessor Donald Trump's policies from climate change to travel bans, while the U.S. daily COVID-19 vaccine distribution rate grew 55%. That may have been the easy part. … [Read more...] about Biden’s first month was a ‘honeymoon,’ but bigger challenges loom ahead
Perhaps Stormy Daniels wants to be a loser.
Perhaps Stormy Daniels wants to be a loser. Considering who she hired to represent her before the U.S. Supreme Court, the following report from ABC News was inevitable: "The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump." When one is taking a legal case to … [Read more...] about Perhaps Stormy Daniels wants to be a loser.
Biden AG Nominee Merrick Garland calls extremism his ‘first priority’
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the US Justice Department said Monday that fighting domestic extremism would be his 'first priority' if confirmed as attorney general. Appeals court judge Merrick Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee that far-right extremism today was worse than when he investigated the 1995 bombing of a federal building in … [Read more...] about Biden AG Nominee Merrick Garland calls extremism his ‘first priority’
CANCUN CUOMO (Cartoon, Column and Video)
I’m interested to see if the landscape has shifted since my last cartoon on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and all the brouhaha he’s in over his coverup of counting nursing home deaths. Or better yet, let’s see if liberal perceptions have shifted since Pete Davidson’s impersonation of Cuomo on the last episode of Saturday Night Live (I didn’t know Pete had that in him). What … [Read more...] about CANCUN CUOMO (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID deaths
By Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Monday crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known victim in Santa Clara County, California. In a proclamation honoring the dead, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff on public buildings … [Read more...] about Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID deaths
Asia (Movie Review)
by Michael Ginsberg Spoiler alert. Don’t read this if you (A) haven’t seen the Jewish Film Festival movie “Asia” and still hope to see it, (B) have seen it and are still too emotionally shaken by the movie to discuss it, or (C) don’t like movies that try to be more than simply “good stories,” for whatever reason. (including my wife, who I’ll call “Jeri,” because that’s … [Read more...] about Asia (Movie Review)
Conservatives should go after Big Media next.
Conservatives have decided to go after Big Tech, claiming that the latter is suppressing free speech. In order to be logically consistent, Conservatives should go after Big Media next. Why? Because the bosses of Big Media control what is published in their newspapers, magazines and journals. Big Media are in the business of informing, entertaining and advertising for the … [Read more...] about Conservatives should go after Big Media next.
U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation, a blow to his quest to conceal details of his finances. The justices without comment rebuffed Trump's request to put on hold an Oct. 7 lower … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
THE DEPARTED HOST
By Daniel Sherman Here lie in state a most hateful host, As haters go, he hated the most. No mercy for addicts, no quarter for the weak, Mercy for himself, to hell with the meek. Of the Capitol riots, his legacy may boast. … [Read more...] about THE DEPARTED HOST