Category Archives: Current Affairs

Fox News Vs. the January 6 Hearing

Washington Post: Fox News didn’t just ignore the Jan. 6 hearing. It did something worse.    By Philip Bump  — June 10, 2022 Fox News didn’t need to announce that it wasn’t going to cover Thursday night’s prime-time hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The network has … Continue reading Fox News Vs. the January 6 Hearing →

Quakerism was born in a terrible civil war. Could it survive another one?

[NOTE: This review does not mention that amid the spreading devastation of the English Civil War, which in 1649 led to the execution of the defeated Charles I, a new radical religious group, derisively called Quakers, was coming into being. The earliest Friends were at least in sympathy with Cromwell’s anti-monarchical “Commonwealth,” and not a … Continue reading Quakerism was born in a terrible civil war. Could it survive another one? →

Best Photo from the Queen’s Big Shindig Is a Picture-Within-the-Picture

Okay, pop quiz: Why is THIS the most memorable photo from the Big Royal Platinum bash in London? Can you see it? Most people, especially Brits (I expect) will see prime minister and convicted flagrant Coronavirus scofflaw Boris J, with wife Carrie, arriving for one of the many platinum photo ops — and recall that … Continue reading Best Photo from the Queen’s Big Shindig Is a Picture-Within-the-Picture →

The Front Lines May be In Doubt, But Putin’s War on Dissenters is Going Great

[NOTE: Repression of dissent is a communicable disease. How many variants are loose in our own atmosphere? And are we preparing to resist their spread?] New York Times Thousands Swept Up as Kremlin Clamps Down on War Criticism The arrests are a stark gauge of how the Kremlin has intensified repression of critics. At least … Continue reading The Front Lines May be In Doubt, But Putin’s War on Dissenters is Going Great →