Forgotten States Demand Their Campaign Ad Share
Swing states are seen as the key to victory and the rest get the shaft on campaign ad spending. Now they have their say. More and more, U. … Read more
Ronald Reagan
COVID-19 Is Prompting a Societywide Recalculation
An unexpected and profound impact of today’s horrific coronavirus crisis is that it is quietly prompting a societywide recalibration. Laissez-faire ideologue Ronald Reagan used to delight in mocking … Read more
American Political Landscape: The End Justifies the Meanie
As a Canadian looking in on the American political landscape, all I can say is what the hell happened? Growing up in northern New York State sixty years … Read more
Satirists (and Comedians) Go Wide
Comedians are longing for speed bumps in today’s news cycle! Remember when ‘Breaking News’ was an Earthquake, a Wild Fire — a President choking on a pretzel? The pace of … Read more
Ghost of Reagan Appears; Apologizes for Trickle-Down Economics
Trickle-down economics let the American people down, he says It is said that Ronald Reagan haunts the White House, and a visitor to the stately home has come … Read more
Lost Journal: The Night Before Election ’84
Journal entry: November 5, 1984 (age 15) – Election ’84 Before tonight, I had never seen a half-hour TV commercial for a presidential candidate. As I watched the … Read more
Movie Review: “The Butler”
The Butler — a film review by Gary Chew Eugene Allen, a Virginia-born African-American, worked as a servant in the White House from 1952 to 1986. Forest Whitaker stars … Read more
