All posts by Chuck Fager

Communist Champagne for Christmas, and Congressman Pete MCloskey — A Tribute to My Former Boss on Capitol Hill

A Weekend Read: Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, just died at 96. [NOTE]: Pete made a lot of impact, against the Vietnam war, for the (then-new) environmental movement, and in other ways helped save and enrich the lives of many people, both far away and in the USA. One American he changed … Continue reading Communist Champagne for Christmas, and Congressman Pete MCloskey — A Tribute to My Former Boss on Capitol Hill →

Gwynne Dyer: Cease-fire?

Israel, Hamas and the elusive cease fire GWYNNE DYER — PUBLISHED: 7 MAY 2024 Hamas did not need a ceasefire. It had already demonstrated that Israel could not eradicate it. It had achieved its primary goal of wrecking the anti-Iran alliance that was brewing between Israel and the major Arab Gulf states. And it doesn’t … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Cease-fire? →

My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There

Here it is: I didn’t vote for Hubert Humphrey for president in 1968. Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon, by less than one percent. And as Andy Young had warned me, it’s been (almost) all downhill from there. Not that I voted for Nixon instead. Or for George Wallace, the fiery segregationist Alabama governor, who carried … Continue reading My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There →

It Took a Split to Rainbow The Methodist Church. Is Rome Next??

AP News: United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy BY PETER SMITH May 1, 2024 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self–avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

Flash: Uri Berliner Quits NPR (Cabbage Wins)

Just heard (3:57 PM EDT 04-17-2024 Uri Berliner, a dissident 25-year employee at NPR, quit today, publishing on Twitter/X a short, angry statement. The full text of his posted letter is: As reported here (and in many other media outlets, Berliner published a Substack article on April 9, calling out what he said was an … Continue reading Flash: Uri Berliner Quits NPR (Cabbage Wins) →