by Dan | Feb 17, 2020 | Black Sheep Manor, Black Sheep Manor, Blog
So: I’m a progressive, and I tend to support candidates that other people call “communists,” “socialists,” or just “too liberal.” What do they mean by that? Who knows? People believe all sorts of crazy shit. But here’s...
by Dan | Oct 14, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Books
It’s been almost eight months since I finished the first edit of my new Chene trilogy, and I’m here to bear witness: No matter what anyone tells you about how hard writing is, it’s nothing compared to the months of not-writing that follow the...
by Dan | Oct 7, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Random Xarking
Again, I’m not going to re-stipulate all the reasons why it’s reasonable to assume that Republicans will never turn on Trump, yada yada. But look at the news this morning. The utterly inexcusable, cowardly and shameful betrayal of our Kurdish allies. The...
by Dan | Oct 7, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Random Xarking
BTW, here’s the “tell” from Sen. Ron Johnson’s Meet the Press self-immolation yesterday: JOHNSON: “You set this thing up totally biased. I could never really get into the full narrative.” Yes, the “full narrative.” The...
by Dan | Sep 14, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Random Xarking
Most people don’t believe this, but if forced to declare my own personal beliefs, I do: The Republican Party stole the 2004 election for George W. Bush. There, I said it. I’m not talking about their usual dirty tricks and voter suppression tactics —...
by Dan | Aug 15, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Random Xarking
Josh Marshall has a classic Editor’s Brief at Talking Points Memo this morning: Long, rambling, extemporaneous and loose, but also inherently fascinating: “I’m talking about the global contest between autocracy and authoritarianism on the one hand and...
