After a movie or TV script goes to production draft, each set of revisions gets printed on a different color of paper. While it would be neat and tidy if every first draft was the final draft, it never ever works out that way. Hell, I don’t know why we even call it “writing” when all good writing is really “re-writing”. If we had any sense, we’d call it “re-writing” to begin with so everyone…
America is a great human idea locked in a boss battle with the worst human instincts. A truly free society where everyone has an equal shot at happiness vs a culture of greed. That’s the battleground. We’ve always been a lab experiment of a country. On the one hand, we’re a great idea. On the other, we’re the great idea botched in its execution. Cutting A Deal With Slavery Our founders…
The America 1.0 App is out of date. W need the America 2.0 Update ASAP! America is a great idea that its founders executed poorly. In their defense, they were products of their time: white, Christian, land-owning men who believed they were the epitome of creation. They weren’t, of course. But, also in their defense, their idea had merit. Human self-government is a magnificent thing! You just…
Skepticism v Cynicism Not a revelation: our news media sucks. It’s broken. And “both sides do it” (BSDI) brand journalism broke it. Not all journalists practice BSDI but enough do that their journalism prevents We The People from ever getting the truth in real time. Healthy journalism depends on skepticism. Doubt. But, hey – bring receipts? Doubt can become trust. Skeptical journalism both…
Republicans PUT Democracy On The Ballot
Republicans PUT democracy on the ballot Sometimes, elections aren’t about what you think they’re about. We know damned well what Election 2022 is about – “Democracy: Do Or Die”. While that’s not literally on the ballot, it might as well be. The thing is, “Democracy: Do Or Die” didn’t premier in this election. It’s played in American elections since 2016 – the one where Donald Trump and the…
A Better America Versus A Bitter America
Hello, America: I’m the fork in your road! America has arrived at the fork in its road. This fork has always been here. Hell, it’s been waiting for us. In one direction lies the future. Though uncertain, it’s brimming with boundless promise for the most amount of people. In the other lies the past. The past was very good for some but downright awful for most others. In that way, most of us are…
