Of all the glass-and-concrete monstrosities springing up in a former warehouse district in Culver City, California, this may be the worst. Read a biting critique calling it “a gas-guzzling villain’s lair” and lo0k at even more grotesque images from other angles here. You know what [...]
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America’s most partisan judge takes on anti-vaxxer lawsuit against media
Matthew J. Kacsmaryk (photo, left; bio here), 45, is a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas. A Catholic (as are all 6 of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices), he graduated from a private, non-Catholic Bible college that was all-white until 1962 and prohibits same-sex dating by its empl[...]
January 22nd, 2023 - 8:30 pm § in America, Christianity, Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Religion, Republicans
Americans are leaving religion behind
Organized religion in America is grappling with dwindling congregations and church closures (read story here). That’s less than shocking. The old churchgoing generations are dying off, and people who stopped attending during the pandemic have been slow to return. But there’s a bigger re[...]
January 15th, 2023 - 3:17 am § in America
Americans are gamblers at heart
They line up to plop down their money on the 320 million-to-1 odds of winning a lottery jackpot. They go online to gamble on “meme” stocks and cryptocurrencies. They love watching risk-takers like Evel Knievel and his son perform (both are now dead); and they jump out of airplanes, bunge[...]
It’s time for patriotic Americans to turn off Tucker Carlson
Voldymyr Zelenskyy is a towering figure on the world stage. His country is the victim of an unprovoked attack by Russia. The invaders shelled apartment blocks and hospitals; and kidnapped, tortured, and murdered helpless civilians. The Ukrainians took it and fought back with incredible bravery. With[...]
December 5th, 2022 - 2:18 pm § in Misc.
A Christmas gift of song to America from Ukraine’s children (video)
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November 6th, 2022 - 5:58 pm § in Law and Courts
Native American adoption preference isn’t racism
If the U.S. accuses China of forced assimilation of the Uyghur people, they can say “you did it too,” and they’d be right. Early 20th century attempts to force Native Americans to become “white” are a dark chapter in American history. “Assimilation” was a di[...]
How the GOP’s theocratic fringe sees America
Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for Pennsylvania governor, is the tip of the theocratic movement’s political spear for now. He’ll probably be soundly beaten in Tuesday’s election, if polls are believed, and if that happens his future status in the movement is unclear. Americans lov[...]
Poll shows Americans frustrated with both parties
A Pew Research poll conducted just before the 2022 midterm elections shows both political parties are unpopular. The GOP is viewed unfavorably by 61% of U.S. adults, the Democrats by 57%, with 25% rejecting both parties, up from 6% in 1994. And over half want to see a new party formed. These results[...]
Who attacked America’s democracy?
And what should we do about them? At the center, of course, was Donald Trump. Most visible were the Capitol rioters, with the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys gangs the most visible of them. But they weren’t alone. The attempted coup also involved numerous “Republican officials, right-wing pa[...]