After Barack Obama was elected, it seemed that America had a new normalcy, one that some described as “post-racial.” For any who took that
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St. Louis lags badly in media coverage of Congressional Races
As the St. Louis Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters once again did its heavy lifting to bring political awareness to the
Beyond the hype, some nuggets from the Alabama Senate Race
Remember when Michelle Obama said in 2007, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it
Bannon’s “Great Leader” doesn’t have what it takes
Like many of you, I watched Charlie Rose’s Steve Bannon interview on 60 minutes. Lots there to make one sad, lots more to make
Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life
It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized
Material Conditions First!
Consider two anecdotes: The First: Recently I tried to get into the mind of a Trump supporter that had posted a status about the
“Ferguson: Nixon Fails while Business Thrives”
Today, it looks like any other Midwestern town. There are fast food restaurants, auto shops, drug stores, a laundromat, and rows of cookie-cutter houses.
Happy Birthday
In a few weeks, I turn 20. People keep telling me how young I am— how my life is just beginning. But today I
Arrests: What’s missing from Trumpgate
It unfolded so differently. The first that we heard about it was the announcement of the arrests, not rumors. Watergate began with the weird
The night the media went South
Last night, I think that I finally got it: why Donald Trump feels that way he does about mainstream media, particularly CNN. Fake news.