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The return of Jim Crow?

We live in a world where new ideas should be applauded.The good ones.In Georgia, though, there鈥檚 a new idea that鈥檚 become a nationwide head-scratcher. Deservedly so.You can鈥檛 hand any refreshments to a person standing in line at a polling place.That鈥檚 illegal now in Georgia.Who was the ...

What’s goin’ on

If you ever hear I've been hit by a truck, a train, or a wheelbarrow, rush to the hospital and blast this in my ear: 鈥淢other, Mother there's too many of you crying ...鈥漁ne line and I'm already yanking out my IV, then I'm dancing around the emergency room.鈥淏rother, Brother, Brother 鈥 ...

Let’s cancel ‘cancel culture’

We鈥檙e now deep in the thralls of a full-blown Dr. Seuss conspiracy.That鈥檚 according to Fox News and assorted Republicans.It鈥檚 supposedly the result of overzealous liberal thought-police, with their hopes of canceling stuff that makes them feel uncomfortable.Problem is, that鈥檚 a ...

The (non)conquering hero returns

He鈥檇 disappeared from public view, hours before Joe Biden officially replaced him as president.He鈥檚 back.Donald Trump resurfaced over the weekend.He did it with a vengeance.Who could be surprised by that?He conniption-fitted his way across that oh, so, garish stage at the recent CPAC ...

Ted Cruz: The Prince of Smugness

When they made Ted Cruz, they broke the mold.Strike that!I meant they broke the mold before they made Ted Cruz.Then they cast him.Since then, he鈥檚 acted accordingly.Cruz wasn鈥檛 well known beyond the state of Texas when he arrived at the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3rd, 2013.He immediately made ...

Profiles in cowardice

We鈥檙e now stuck with the stench of Trumpism ad infinitum; even longer.Only seven Senate Republicans joined every Senate Democrat in an attempt to extinguish what鈥檚 left of Donald Trump鈥檚 tiresome political career.The rest of the Republicans had their chance.They chickened out.But I ...