by Dan | Sep 24, 2019 | Blog, Random Xarking
And so we approach the inflection point: Donald Trump, the 45th (P)resident of the United States, will soon be impeached in the House of Representatives. Whether or not he will be removed from office falls to the Senate, where the Democratic caucus must find 19 votes...
by Dan | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, Random Xarking
Here’s a headline that caught my eye at The Guardian: “‘Can’t I just say it’s tasty?’ Why food critics go too far / It’s easy to write beautifully if you can work yourself into a frenzy of love or loathing. Unfortunately, most meals...
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 | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog, Random Xarking, Uncategorized
Being a middle-aged Southern white guy, it should be obvious that I have friends and family who are Republicans. The list of people I love and admire includes some names of folks who not only voted for Trump, they voted — twice — for the previous...
by Dan | Aug 29, 2019 | Black Sheep Manor, Blog, Random Xarking, Uncategorized
Back in in mid-2000s, I produced a single newspaper feature section that was unlike anything I’d ever seen before: A package of items addressing the debate over climate change, and not one of those items was structured as a “story.” As a newsfeature writer, story was...
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...
