Category Archives: Op-Ed

Capitalist Greed And Climate Change Denial Are A Disastrous Combination

As I’m writing this, there are heavy winds in Oklahoma and the southern plains. Meteorologist are forecasting the Plains and Midwest states may have worst weather than what happened on Dec. 10-11 that caused fatalities at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill. and a candle factory in Mayfield, Ky. Reports are coming out that workersContinue reading “Capitalist Greed And Climate Change Denial Are A Disastrous Combination”

Are We Becoming Too Desensitized To Religious-Related Crimes?

Let me preface this by saying this is not a declaration of guilt or an accusation against Joel Osteen for the reported $600,000 that was found in his Lakewood Church earlier this month. These monies were reported stolen in 2014. Osteen, who I really don’t care for, may not have one clue of how itContinue reading “Are We Becoming Too Desensitized To Religious-Related Crimes?”

Richard Pryor’s Legacy Still Shines

Mel Brooks, who collaborated with Richard Pryor on Blazing Saddles, famously quipped, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall in an open sewer and die.” It reminds me of a meme which goes something like: “You can tell if you’re getting old when you fall down in a public placeContinue reading “Richard Pryor’s Legacy Still Shines”

Why The McCallisters Are Awful Parents

Even though Home Alone has become a Christmas holiday favorite as it was once the highest-grossing comedy of all time, some fans and critics can’t seem to shake that the McCallister parents (Peter and Kate) are very terrible. Kevin McCallister seems to live in a toxic household, where he’s constantly being blamed for acts thatContinue reading “Why The McCallisters Are Awful Parents”

How I Became A Socialist (And You Can Become One Too)

Growing up in the Reaganeighties, there was so much bullshit propaganda on the dangers of the Soviet Union and the threat of communism and a global nuclear war, it was maddening. It’s coming up on the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union this month. Maybe it was because I was only 13Continue reading “How I Became A Socialist (And You Can Become One Too)”

Why Thanksgiving Is Such A Fucked-Up Holiday

This post isn’t about the false education we were told about Thanksgiving when we were in school. Yes, the Pilgrims pretty much screwed themselves over in the early 1620s and are lucky they survived. The Indigenous Native Americans save their asses and the first celebration was temporarily a truce before the smallpox-infested blankets and theContinue reading “Why Thanksgiving Is Such A Fucked-Up Holiday”

The Religious Right Has Become Everything Its Hated

The iconic line from the Christopher Nolan Batman movie The Dark Knight has District Attorney Harvey Dent say, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” For the most part, the Christian religious right has done this. At one point, they remained silent on politics. During the CivilContinue reading “The Religious Right Has Become Everything Its Hated”

Rittenhouse Verdict Only Proves It’s Going To Get Much Worse Before It Gets Better

From the moment, that awful Bruce Schroeder, the judge who was presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, made the ruling that those shot couldn’t be referred to as “victims,” the tracks had been laid for the acquittal. Everyone was expecting it. That’s the ultimate shame of our judicial system. We already knew where itContinue reading “Rittenhouse Verdict Only Proves It’s Going To Get Much Worse Before It Gets Better”

Donate For A Good Cause

If you can, I know times are tough with the holiday season coming up, but if you good please donate to Laura Kuester’s fund-raiser https://secure.givelively.org/donate/help-in-crisis/take-a-step?ref=582fc02a-de1d-4ecb-b6a9-2e0f22904e74. Kuester is the wife of a former U.S. Attorney and currently over the Help-In-Crisis organization which helps victims of domestic abuse. I know times are tough and if you can’tContinue reading “Donate For A Good Cause”