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National Museum of African American History and Culture
A Smithsonian museum in Washington , D.C. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged African Americans, american-history, Black history, history, museums, politics, slavery, Washington
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Whatever Happened To? Eliot Spitzer
Politics, real estate, and some more expensive affairs. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Whatever Happened To?
Tagged Eliot Spitzer, New York State, politics
19 Comments
This Guy Was President!!??
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Book reviews, books, Maggie Haberman, non-fiction, politics, Trump
16 Comments
(Nearly) Live at SXSW: The system is broken. Why?
Special interests? A dysfunctional two-party system? Voter suppression? Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2020 election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brian Kemp, Democrats, Donald Trump, Howard Schultz, politics, socialism, Stacey Abrams, SXSW
5 Comments
Prohibition and Hypocrisy: Living Wet, Voting Dry
Prohibition was high time for hypocrisy, in Washington, in state houses and in city halls Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, history, hypocrisy, politics, Prohibition, Warren Harding
6 Comments
Will the Democratization of Information Destroy the Democracy?
Personally, I want to celebrate the democratization of information, but I may have overlooked how scoundrels and profiteers would use it. Continue reading
Posted in Digital Deception, Digital publishing
Tagged democracy, Digital Deception, digital publishing, fake news, government, media, news, politics, Trump
13 Comments
Trump’s Little Whorehouse on the Prairie
Grandpa Trump: Immigrant, Entrepreneur, Brothel-Keeper Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 19th century, Bennett, gold rush, history, immigrants, Klondike, politics, prostitution, Trump, Yukon
15 Comments
What were Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway doing amidst the enemies of the American people?
The President and the Press, the First Amendment in the First 100 Days, a Newseum event. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, journalism, Kellyanne Conway, news, Newseum, politics, President, reporters, Sean Spicer
5 Comments
Who Was America’s Worst President?
Some wrought death and destruction, others the stain of corruption Continue reading
Zuckerberg and Trump
Presidential politics in the age of Facebook. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged digital publishing, Donald Trump, election, Facebook, fake news, journalism, Mark Zuckerberg, media, newspapers, politics, social network
4 Comments