Photo by Jhefferson Santos on Pexels.com Political theater in Columbia this week has revived the Greek name for actors: hypocrites. The South Carolina legislature is advancing a pair of bills, one in each chamber, to remove annoying delays in capital …
The six-week abortion ban is a stunt. Lawmakers who support it know it. The special interest groups who support it know it. To be fair, the governor might not know it. Do South Carolina voters know it? While they stood …
NowWatching C-SPAN at 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th and a caller from Pennsylvania has just pleaded with President Trump to enact martial law. It is apparent that nobody really knows what the hell is happening at this moment in …
The first election I voted in was 1996 and I voted a straight-ticket for the Republican party. This year I led the South Carolina campaign for Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian presidential candidate. The only woman running for President. The only …
Someone will win this election, but it won’t be We the People Read More »
In the last two weeks we have seen shameful spectacles of political theatre. Outright lies told by the two old parties. Demonization of their opposition. Disregard for their own culpability. It’s as if all the people who took the stage …
Education was broken before COVID. Whenever there’s an entire region of your state called the Corridor of Shame because of government failure, you know something’s wrong. Poverty is blamed for the dismal outcomes in certain regions. An inability to attract …
In an old episode of Jeopardy, three celebrities were introducing their work after the first break. Harry Connick, Jr. was asked about acting versus singing. Nathan Lane was asked about Broadway roles originated by other actors. And Jodie Foster was …
Free Speech Can Stop Sexism. You Just Have to Use Your Voice. Read More »
Last week I listened to the first of two Words & Numbers podcast episodes discussing the American Revolution on a morning walk, and before I could make it home, I was weeping. The show’s guest, Rob McDonald, is an instructor …
Our current political circumstances are so awful there’s no way to even begin to explain what’s so awful about them. In When Harry Met Sally, as Jess and Marie are moving in together, they ask Harry and Sally to weigh …