If Woody Guthrie Were Still Alive…
…Matthew Grimm’s Dumpster-Fire Days would be his favorite album of the last decade.
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BREAKING: Consumer Watchdog Uncovers Breathtaking Restaurant Scam
Turns out this scammer – and probably many others – has been ripping off customers by concealing his costs of doing business.
Read moreCNN: We false equivalence, you decide.
The people who want to keep us alive are as much at fault as the people who lock kids in cages and think Nazis are very fine people and who don’t care if we live or die. What was it Hunter said?
Read moreWhat conclusions would I draw about you if I didn’t know you?
When you say things like “people dying is unfortunate, but this destruction of property is unacceptable” instead of “property damage is unfortunate, but the killing of innocent people is unacceptable” … what should we think?
Read moreDefund the Police? Good Cops, Bad Cops…
The issue isn’t whether you respect Black Lives Matter. It isn’t whether you respect the Police. It’s whether the Police believe all are equal under the law.
Read moreI Hope Kanye West Gets Help
I’ve had a couple brushes with bipolar folks – one of them terrifying enough that I started carrying a gun out of fear for my well-being – and I can’t even begin to imagine what it would be like living with it.
Read moreStop Saying “Cancel Culture”
When you hear people complaining about cancel culture, ask yourself some questions.
Read moreIf We Shouldn’t Judge the Founders by Our Values, Should We Live by Theirs?
The argument that we can’t judge historical figures by current standards is an explicit affirmation that their values are not applicable in the 21st century.
Read moreWhy Am I So Cynical About Mississippi? Consider Georgia.
Recently the Rev. Dickie and I devoted a little time to clowning Mississippi and its decision to remove the Confederate battle jack from its flag. It has since been suggested to me, privately, that I shouldn’t hassle people who are doing the right thing. Maybe. I mean, better 150 years late than never, right? But there are reasons to reserve
Read moreMore on Mississippi and the Flag (See What We Did There?)
The Rev. Dickie yesterday “broke” the “leaked” design for the new Mississippi state flag, which will no longer contain the Confederate battle jack. Lots of people saw the post but almost nobody reacted, leading me to suspect many may have missed his snark.
Read moreBREAKING: New Mississippi Flag Design Leaked
Both houses of the Mississippi legislature yesterday voted to remove the Confederate battle jack from the state’s flag. Gov. Tate Reeves has said he will sign the bill. In anticipation of this move a team of artists and historians have spent the past week working on a new flag design. An anonymous source shared the proposed new flag with Lullaby
Read moreHey Nashville – Which Side of History Are You On?
A New American Rushmore
As I noted the other day, America has a Mt. Rushmore problem. So what if we dynamited the thing, found a new rock and started over? What would Rushmore mk2 look like were we to begin anew, informed by our current values as a society? Here’s a proposal.
Read moreDonald Trump Belongs on Mt. Rushmore
Let’s have a look at the current residents of South Dakota’s most famous mountain. The first was a rich white guy who owned more than 100 slaves, and wasn’t known as the best master, at that. The second guy – also wealthy – owned more than 700 slaves during his life. The third guy didn’t own slaves, but had this
Read moreDr. Denny’s Annual Trip Out West… #ArtSunday
In addition to being one of my favorite macro photographers Denny Wilkins is one of my favorite landscape photographers. Each year, after he finishes grading papers, he packs up the camera and heads west, into the deserts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and wherever else the spirit calls him. This year’s expedition struck me as especially vibrant.
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