Distraction of Time

Distraction of Time

Despite what the mainstream media may be telling you, Bernie Sanders is not “crazy.” They’re only calling him that because any politician who comes out for sensible government that might operate outside of the direct control of the reigning corporate...
Get Down With Your Bad Self

Get Down With Your Bad Self

While all publicly practicing artists are subject to the freely-given opinions of others regarding the quality and sensitivity of their work— the vox populi, and the collective voice of our audience and the market— I find myself instinctively recoiling when anyone...
Turn the Beat Around

Turn the Beat Around

Right now, I’m a huge fan of Bernie Sanders for the exact same reason I am (horribly) amused by the antics of Donald Trump: In both cases, the spokesman in question is holding the feet of all the other candidates of his party to the fire, forcing them to admit...
No Whine Before It’s Time

No Whine Before It’s Time

Has anyone noticed the sudden semi-deflation of a whole bunch of the most prolific blog-based clickholes on the web? Breitbart, Huffington, Gawker— even the formerly unassailable Reddit— are suddenly hemorrhaging regular readers by the butt-load, firing popular...
That Pancake Cost a Fortune

That Pancake Cost a Fortune

Folks, this whole “religious rights” vs. “civil rights” thing is actually pretty easy. Yes, we all have a right to embrace whatever religious beliefs we feel to be best (or none at all, if that’s how we feel). Religious freedom was one of...
The Burden of Liberty

The Burden of Liberty

Compromise in politics has gone completely out of style. There’s no longer any reason for a politician to do so, when all they need do is vote their party line and keep collecting a paycheck for voting “no.” There’s always been a staunch line...