Bernie Shaw, Anchor; Acquaintance
Groove Huge https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html I was training in Washington D.C. some years ago and ventured out to a jazz club in the evening. The club really was slick. There was a very hip…
Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm
This first post related to the Polity is dedicated to the memory of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. I was able to meet Shirley Chisholm when I was in Rockford, Illinois. I…
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
( a poem) All Talk Radio All the talk that’s fit to hear 24 hour talk radio Talk on Demand Non-stop Talk and Entertainment News Talk for those in the…
Charlie Kirk Analyzed: A Uniter or Divider in Modern Politics?
Country Divided Several years ago, I was in a corporate lunchroom when the O.J. Simpson verdict was televised live. I witnessed one of a few times in history when the…
Challenging Trump’s Claim of Being ‘Least Racist’
In 2020, during the final Presidential debate Donald Trump said he was the “least racist person in the room” at the time. That notion needs to be challenged as it…
The Complex History of Gun Control in America Part 1
The history of gun control and the role of firearms in American society is steeped in a complex tapestry of racial, political, and social dynamics. The irony of the firearms…
An Open Letter to State Representative Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett; Indiana HB 1662 is one of the most asinine bills ever written. How can we file charges against people for sleeping outside while placing additional burdens on people…
A Very Timely Message
I couldn’t have written it any better so I decided to add the link so that readers could read for themselves, this recounting of politics and “religion” in America https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/jimmy-carter-christian-faith-trump-presidency-rcna185790…
The Jailer’s Freedom
My Dungeons Shook is a James Baldwin essay dedicated to his namesake nephew. A recurring theme in Diasporic literature has an elder providing advice e.g. sage wisdom to a protégé…
A Letter to My Friend on His Loyalty to MAGA
Part II – Conclusion My friend M and I have been debating over several years on how the left and right have fared, policies and personalities. I have chosen to…
A Letter to My Friend on His Loyalty to MAGA
Part I My friend M and I have been debating over several years on how the left and right have fared, policies and personalities. I have chosen to put my…
A “Fallon” Style Thank You to Hoosier Conservatives!
Thank you Victoria Sparx, for exposing Goodrich’s willingness to celebrate diversity even though he’s now denouncing it Thank you Mike Speedy, for sharing Mike Braun’s willingness to examine whether Black…
Not Qualified
Mike Braun is not qualified to be the Governor of Indiana. He wasn’t qualified to be a Senator either. Why would the citizens of Indiana consider voting for a man…