Taking Exception
I think most of us are exceptional and the majority of those are exceptional in some positive, constructive, beautiful, and powerful way. There’s a back side to all of that, though,
2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Fan Vote
It’s that time again, the 2023 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote. Here are my choices and reasoning, along with a review of the field.
The Progressives Are Winning
The progressive left has everything “on our side,” and some of it we need to not.
When I Was Forty-One I Had A Very Good Year…
As I’m curating old content, noticing how much good stuff I put out in 2011 brings on thoughts of why nearly nobody knows it.
1960: Kennedy-Nixon Televised Debate
First Televised Presidential Debate – Richard M. Nixon and John F Kennedy faced each other in this event leading up to the 1960 US Presidential Election. The impact of these debates is still a lively subject among historians, political scientists, and communication experts, as there is significant consensus among most contemporary observers and those looking…
Can’t You Take A Joke?
The ongoing discourse about “cancel culture” and how to “take a joke” provides a chance to reflect on our continuing evolution.
The Right Way To Be Wrong
Everybody’s wrong sometimes. It’s when you care more about the benefits of your wrongness than making it right, the trouble starts.
International Women’s Day: Wendy O. Williams
When it comes to glass ceilings, there are those who break them…and those who smash through them happily chewing the glass as they go.
2022 State of the Union
Some rolling observations I made while watching the 2022 State of the Union speech.