Officious Clowns Cosplaying as Civil Rights Warriors and Engaged Activists — Not too long ago, while browsing through TikTok, I stumbled across a peculiar phenomenon that I’ve since found is something that’s become somewhat popular. That is, so-called First Amendment Audits. What it is, is someone armed with a phone camera set to record video confronts some official (usually law enforcement…

The Reality of the Michael Oher/ Leigh Anne Tuohy Story <edit> It’s still unfolding! Around the beginning of this year — 2023 — Michael Oher discovered that he was never even adopted by the Tuohy family. …

Recent events have made it feel relevant again I probably have as much skepticism as anyone about the new revelations that were presented in Congress by the 3 retired military men. And that’s saying something — considering the events that happened to me one summer evening in my youth that…

“I am become death…” -Robert Oppenheimer, paraphrasing from the Bhagavad Gita — I was already thirty-two years old when the bright idea to enlist in the armed services first seriously entered my mind. I say “seriously entered” because there was another time ten years prior to that when I had briefly considered it, but I was so confused and lost in my…

Does Leslie Van Houten Owe You Something? — There’s a scene near the end of the movie The Shawshank Redemption. A convict who’s been in prison for 40 years has come in for his periodically scheduled appearance before the prison parole committee to be assessed as to his suitability to be released on parole. The committee chairman asks…

“The show wasn’t embarrassed by love, and wasn’t afraid to explore the concept of love.” -Andy Griffith — Before I tell you about my favorite episodes and what I like about them, I’ll just acknowledge that it may strike some as strange that I would be doing this. I’m a Black man in my 60’s and mostly write about social injustice topics in current events that are interesting…

It Just Kind of Dawned on me — You tend to remember where you were and what you were doing when especially big things happen — whether they’re good things or bad things; whether they‘re just important and significant to you, or they’re nationwide or worldwide occurrences. Your brain just somehow makes a little time stamp. I remember…

I Was Just Looking for a Show to Binge Watch — I don’t know how, but I managed to stomach seven episodes of Hollywood’s latest ode to American excess (Succession)before giving up. Even after my suspicions about what the show was were confirmed, I was hanging on in hopes that I could find some character or storyline with some redemptive qualities……

What is the Value of “I’m Sorry”? — I had already binge watched the whole Netflix limited series Beef before I saw the first media post angrily denouncing Netflix for casting actor David Choe in the show. …