Turkey: A hundred years of culture war Gwynne Dyer — May 13 2023 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs. OPINION: Turkey’s elections are fairly free, and there is going to be one this Sunday (14 May). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in power for two decades, … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Turkey’s Election & Its Mediterranean MAGA
Limiting what novelists can write about won’t help readers [Blogger’s Comments In Red.] Washington Post — Opinion by Kathleen Parker — May 12, 2023 “Fiction is where I go to tell the truth,” the late, great Pat Conroy once said. In his acclaimed novels, Conroy cut close to the bone, exposing human truths that … Continue reading More On Limiting What Authors Can Write About
News Update: Debt ceiling “negotiations” continue . . . And Rep. George Santos Keeps Working With His Mentor . . . . A preview of the campaign strategy . . . Speaking of George Santos, he was carefully accessorized when he arrived at his office on Tuesday. But when arrested shortly after, the AR-15 … Continue reading Cartoons & The Latest Bad/Good Southern Baptist News
According to some of what I read and hear these days, I definitely should not have written this story, about a young slave girl and the Quaker saint John Woolman. Why not? Mostly because of what I wasn’t: I wasn’t a girl (& never had been); wasn’t a slave (or even an enslaver, for that … Continue reading A Story. Could I get it published in Florida this year? Probably not. Maybe Not New York Either?
GRAIG GRAZIOSI Michael Fanone, one of the police officers assaulted during the Capitol riot, has slammed CNN for hosting a town hall event featuring Donald Trump — the man he says “tried to get me killed.” The retired DC Metropolitan Police officer and now regular CNN contributor penned an essay in Rolling Stone explaining the … Continue reading Fanone Blasts CNN Over Trump Show; CNN’s Boss Stands Back & Stands By