by John Philip Sunseri II | Mar 18, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
Let’s start by saying that I think Joe Biden is a good president. In my lifetime—or, rather, in my memory; I don’t remember Nixon at all, or Ford other than the bits Saturday Night Live did, with him tripping on his shoelaces and falling off planes—I’ve had a...
by Florida Phoenix | Mar 16, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
Republished with permission from Florida Phoenix, by Craig Pittman The Oscars on Sunday honored the year’s best film performances, best direction, best picture and, as a bonus, the best shade thrown. My pick for the latter would be host Jimmy Kimmel’s response to a...
by Thom Hartmann | Mar 14, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
Republished with permission from Thom Hartmann According to a popular meme, comedian Noel Casler (the guy who worked on The Apprentice and outed Trump’s drug abuse and diaper wearing) asks, “How come everything the Republican Party stands for involves other people...
by Florida Phoenix | Mar 13, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
Republished with permission from Florida Phoenix, by Diane Roberts How about this for a new state slogan? “Florida: Where Brain Cells Go to Die.” Or “The Confederacy’s Best Beaches!” Maybe “Florida: Come for the Sunshine, Stay for the Measles.” We are spoiled for...
by John Pavlovitz | Mar 10, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
Republished with permission from John Pavlovitz They’re no longer saying the quiet part quietly. It’s all out in the open now. The extreme Christian Right (which is now essentially the de facto Republican Party) has declared a full-on legislative war on women—and...
by Marty Kassowitz | Mar 8, 2024 | Opinions & Commentary
A few days ago I saw an episode of an old crime series called Monk, the lead character—a highly paranoid and OCD detective, played by the great Tony Shaloub. In this episode the character makes an observation to an Asian woman that she will be doing her examination to...