Engraving of an executioner holding up the head of a traitor. From an original engraving in the Boys of England magazine 1894.

The Execution of James Bennet

The circumstances leading to the firing of editor page editor James Bennet make clear that when it comes to dishonesty, intolerance, and creating alternative realities, the New York Times and President Trump are two peas in a pod.

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Elaine Luria for (Vice) President

If you know who AOC is and are unfamiliar with the accomplishments of Elaine Luria, I’ve proven my case as to why America can no longer allow Twitter and the media to dominate the country’s political discourse.

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WASHINGTON D.C., USA - MAY 31, 2020: Protest after George Floyd death, Black Lives Matter group standing against White House president Donald Trump

Heroes and Cowards Amid the BLM Protests

Adversity is a test of a person’s courage and character and the Black Lives Matter protests revealed the leaders who were up to the task and those that weren’t. And, of course, there were the shameful.

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May 29, 2020 - Houston, Texas, USA: Police and spectators collide in downtown Houston, TX as rioters protest the beating and killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier in the week.

Rhetoric Won’t Cure America’s Racism

Racism in America won’t be overcome unless executives like JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and Amazon’s David Zapolsky are held accountable for how blacks are treated at their institutions. Sadly, Democratic leaders and the corporate media have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.

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Twitter’s Ministry of Truth (LOL)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks he can regulate truth on his social media site. He’s got a better chance of finding a cure for cancer.
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TV’s Most Memorable Opening Theme Songs

Reminiscing about my favorite TV characters from years past made me nostalgic for the opening theme songs and sequences that preceded popular shows in the 60s and 70s. Producers of these shows put considerable thought and effort producing them. They serve as visual tombstones to the characters that starred in them.

Here are my favorites.

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TV’s Most Memorable Supporting Characters

Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced Eddie Haskell on the 60s sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died last week. It’s been nearly a half century since I watched the show, but I remember Osmond’s Haskell character with great clarity and fondness.

Osmond’s passing got me to thinking about my other most memorable TV supporting characters. To qualify for my list, a show had to be off the air for more than three decades.

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Sheryl Sandberg’s Bottomless Kool-Aid

She’s back! Eighteen months after a damning report revealing that Sheryl Sandberg was a ruthless executive ultimately responsible for smearing a prominent Facebook critic and Holocaust survivor with false accusations of anti-Semitism, Sandberg is again fashioning herself as a feminist activist and promoting a dubious Facebook small business program. These are good “make work” activities because indications are Sandberg has quietly been shunted aside.

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Ten Things that Really Piss Me Off

Today marks my second month anniversary of home captivity. I’m tired and cranky. Doing nothing is quite exhausting.

We Californians pride ourselves on being in touch with our feelings, so I’m sharing with the world my list of everyday petty annoyances, including being the Rodney Dangerfield of LinkedIn.

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Svitavy, Czech Republic -September 21, 2017: Intensive care unit in hospital, bed with monitors, ventilator, a place where can be  treated patients with pneumonia caused by coronavirus covid 19.

The Medicare 39K Covid-19 Diagnosis Incentive

“Fake news” often contains kernels of truth. Such was the case in a slick video that exploded on social media featuring controversial virologist Judy Mikovits and her damning claims about Covid-19 deaths being exaggerated.

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