1. My earliest “political” memory is of rooting for Jimmy Carter over Ronald Reagan in the 1980 Presidential election. My…
Jesse Helms is back! And this time he’s black.
You can’t make this stuff up. “Jesse Helms is back! And this time he’s black.” That’s Winston-Salem city councilman Vernon…
Dirty Laundry
If you haven’t heard by now, Bill Cosby aired some dirty laundry in full public view a couple of weeks…
Ladies and gentlemen: Mr. Trent Lott!
Lott Defends Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners By Helen Dewar, Washington Post, Thursday, June 3, 2004 Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) proved…
Pumpkin Seeds: Entertainment Edition
1. The Day After Tomorrow is a stereotypical NYC slam poem: good intentions; overt but shallow politics; a handful of…
Set This House in Order
Finished Matt Ruff’s Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls yesterday. Absolutely amazing! He’s one of a handful…
Cause the whole, world, loves it when you don’t get down (bah da, bah bah bah-da da) And the whole,…