So I’ve consulted with a couple people and there seems to be no easy fix to my weird problem. There are a couple of odd characters that appear in places where they’re not wanted; it’s legible but annoying and I apologize. This requires a whole new redesign to fully solve the issue. Thank you all… Continue reading
Welcome to My Site: Pardon the Dust
There was an update on my site and now there are weird characters instead of apostrophes and dashes. I’m trying to figure out how to fix it but until then my only option is to go through each post one at a time and manually add apostrophes. This is, as one could imagine, very slow…. Continue reading
USA Today: Abolish the POTUS!
We’ve seen it: the belligerent typo-ridden tweets; the fawning press conferences with autocrats and overlords; the self-described Nazis on parade praising an American president’s name. We have seen it with our own eyes. There is a bloated authoritarian lounging in his bathrobe in a 200-year-old mansion that used to symbolize the principal republic of the… Continue reading
Essay: Trump’s Best-Laid Scheme Goes Terribly Terribly Wrong
As a former Hill staffer, strangely, I have more government experience than the current President of the United States. And my up close experience in the American government has taught me best-laid plans can blow up in one’s face. Here’s my theory about the Russian involvement in our election: First there’s no evidence that trump… Continue reading
Essay: Laziness and Incompetence: Our New Silver Lining
The first two weeks of the Trump Administration, malevolence has taken over the country. Darkness forged in cruelty and spite: American Carnage. We’re seeking to make sense of this. Trying to find order. Trying to spot patterns in random chaos and meaning in irrational rage. It’s maddening. It feels like a coke-induced psychosis every minute… Continue reading
Essay: Size Does Matter
Yes, of course, size matters to Donald. It matters more than anything. That’s why he’s always showing us just how truly small he is. Here’s the truth: No one wanted to go to Trump’s inauguration. He couldn’t even give the tickets away. He’s not an inspiring figure unless you mean inspiring outrage. He’s insulted just… Continue reading
Essay: So We Elected an Autocrat: What To Do Now
One would have to go back to the Civil War to find as many protests in the wake of the election as there has been for Donald J. Trump. We are all still shocked; our faith in The System to pick the most qualified person for the job, crushed. Therefore, Americans are protesting–are still… Continue reading
‘I’m From The Government and I’m Here to Help’
Congressman Alan Grayson asked me to be his Communications Director on Capitol Hill. I accepted the offer and I start Tuesday April 19, 2016. Because of this gig I will stop writing my weekly column and have put Cultish on hiatus until 2017. The Congressman is not running for re-election, so my job ends in… Continue reading
Column: Vulgarians Against Trump
As an F-bomb enthusiast ”” aficionado ”” practitioner, I take great exception to Republican Party id and front-runner Donald Trump being derisively called a vulgarian. Most recently failed heir apparent Jeb Bush called him “divisive and vulgar.” Now hold on! First: it’s offensive to vulgarians to be associated with someone as tacky as Trump. Second:… Continue reading
Column: Quitting the GOP
John-William Schiffbauer is what Republicans, at least on paper, say they want their party to look more like. He’s 31 years old (a coveted millennial) socially liberal, fiscally conservative and not totally white. “My grandmother was from Japan,” he says. He’s a New York City playwright who’s into cool whiskey bars and heated policy debates…. Continue reading
Podcast: Cultish
I’m hosting a new serial investigative podcast called Cultish. We’re launching today! Listen here on iTunes.
Column: The Hillary Paradox
In 1992, Hillary Clinton was derided as an extreme feminazi vying for all the power the White House could offer her as First Lady: A power-hungry Machiavellian candidate’s wife. A reporter from Columbus, Ohio famously asked her, “You know, some people think of you as an inspiring female attorney mother, and other people think of… Continue reading
Column: Black Presidents Matter
President Obama is a radical socialist” as evident by none of his policies or anything he’s ever said. He’s a radical because his opponents call him a radical. They dubbed his signature market-based health care law a government takeover of health care. It’s not. It’s RomneyCare, the most milquetoast of all the Cares. Still Congress… Continue reading
Column: Hate-Watching the Election
“I love Bernie! I’ve donated to his campaign! He’s great!” my super conservative Beltway establishment Republican friend says. “Feel the Bern!!” He texts me with a snicker during all of the Dem debates. The night of the Iowa Caucus I retaliated, texting, “Cruz!! I’m so happy!” I knew that’d make him cringe. My conservative buddy… Continue reading