Among the many legitimate complaints about Roseanne Barr’s latest racist rant, one is illegitimate. That complaint is that Roseanne violated the premise of her television show—to show America what Trump supporters are like. When the Roseanne show was brought back to television the mainstream media—including the entertainment media— characterized the new show as trying to … [Read more…]
By featuring the stunningly beautiful rendition of the song, “Stand By Me,” at their wedding, Megan Markle and Prince Harry displayed an aspect of Megan’s African American heritage—R&B/Soul music. That was obvious, but I wonder if they knew that this song evoked a deeper root of African American culture and heritage—gospel music. The gospel-based R&B/Soul … [Read more…]
Trump’s presidency is worse than we predicted. We knew that he did not know much about how our government operates and that he knew even less about how international relations work, making it almost impossible for him to do a good job. George Will, that reliably conservative columnist, told us that not only did Mr. … [Read more…]
President Trump is making the federal judiciary more right-wing and less qualified. Trump may not be getting much legislation passed; however, he is adversely affecting the course of American history with his appointment of federal judges. In addition to flagrantly blocking President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Republicans in the Senate blocked … [Read more…]
The mainstream media are enabling Donald Trump and many of his supporters. They have led the way in proclaiming the great lie about the 2016 presidential election. Despite plenty evidence to the contrary, the media continue to proclaim that Trump won because of the economic anxiety of the white working class. In other words, they … [Read more…]