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...
by Dan | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Random Xarking
Now comes word that the Federal Reserve is about to cut a key lending rate by about a quarter of a point. Even if you don’t routinely pay attention to financial news, this is a story you need to be following. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen economic...
