The personal is political. It always was, and always will be. When someone’s identity is a reason to suppress or attack them, from “will not replace us” to bathroom bills, it’s never just personal. There’s a meme I’ve seen a number of times, about what is political – that arguments about taxes and land development…
Any book with “new” in the title will age really badly: it’s just inherent. If what it’s trying to do is present something fresh and immediate, that will just be less compelling fifteen years later. No one can do anything about that effect. So it’s a pretty quixotic thing to read Attitude 3: The New…
I don’t have an accurate record of when Dave Sim first said Cerebus would run for 300 issues. But my guess is that his plans became real during this storyline. The first volume of Cerebus, which I covered last month , saw Sim moving rapidly from an amusing Thomas/Smith Conan parody with an oddly funny-animal…
I’m indebted to Fox News anchor (and blogger) Todd Starnes. About two weeks ago – okay, I’m late to the party again – he posted a commentary entitled “Superman defends illegals against angry American.” In his complaint, Starnes gripes about a scene in the most recent Action Comics where “Superman comes to the rescue of…
The events of the last several weeks, while horrible, raise several issues that affect us not only as citizens, but as creative people and fans of the popular arts. How do we respond to racism and other forms of bigotry in our government. Do we cooperate and try to change the minds of the people…
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In the wake of the activities in Virginia this past weekend, I received a note from an old friend of mine wondering why he/she/it was being inundated with emails, tweets, and texts from a large body of people calling him/her/it a racist. My friend is not a racist. I’ve known him/her/it for, oh, over 35…
I was going to get political again this week, but it’s too goddamn depressing. Here are some headlines just from yesterday, courtesy of that #FakeNews Enemy of the People publication, that “old Grey Lady,” the New York Times: E.P.A. Chief Voids Obama-Era Rules In Blazing Start Medicaid Plan Risks Changing Life For Millions ‘I’m President…
As I write this, the Senate vote on Trumpâs health care plan has been postponed. One poll shows that only twelve percent of Americans support the Senate version of the bill. Personally, I think this is a good thing. Everything Iâve read about the bill, both the House and Senate versions, show that tens of…
“This is my country, Land of my birth, This is my country, Grandest on Earth “This is my country, Land of my choice, This is my country, Hear my proud voice. “I pledge thee my allegiance, America the bold, For this is my country, To have and to hold” This Is My Country (1940), Dan…
Pay attention now. There’s a lesson to be learned here today and you should believe what I’m about to write, but we’ll get to that later… after we produce some evidence. Here’s the lesson – in italics to emphasize its importance: Authority figures are often full of shit. I’m not saying all authority figures are…
Today is A Day Without A Woman, a demonstration of solidarity to show the need for human rights for all. Throughout the country (and perhaps the world), you will see women wearing red, not spending money, and not working to protest gender inequality. I admit I was torn about having a column posted today. I…
