The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a desperation coming through over the airwaves that is making people sick. It’s no wonder so many people in the United States have stopped paying attention to news, and that includes me. It’s all just too much. Too much sensationalism. Too much…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a case that clearly demonstrates how Donald Trump’s insane candidacy and presidency both attracted crazies and turned people even crazier, a man from New York was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison this week for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The god damn United States Supreme Court announced its agreement on Wednesday to take up the case of whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges of engaging in a seditious conspiracy and inciting a violent insurrection in a corrupt plot to overturn the results…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In sharp contrast to the policies of the previous administration, the Biden administration is going all out to combat pollution of the natural environment. As part of this renewed effort and with funds provided by the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November, 2021, the Environmental…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finally, the fascists are coming out of the closet with less than nine months to go before November. Not that massive coverage of it will do the movement and its promoters any harm, or even slow them down. They literally believe that history is…
“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7 Fetuses and frozen embryos don’t breath air. Under the Microscope – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — You can’t fix stupid. There…
Have we reached the ‘singularity’ from science fiction when computer robots take over? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is no longer science fiction. The computer robots are taking over, if they haven’t already. In 2007, the year Steve Jobs announced that Apple had invented the iPhone and…
A Deep Dive into when Ronnie Vann Zant asked Wayne Perkins to join the band – Blast From the Past – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s only Rock ‘n’ Roll, but I like it. Yes I do. One of the gods of rock once wrote that in the early 1970s and sang…
Secret Vistas – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — So in between everything else that’s going on in the news and my life at this time, which has been pretty busy and productive of late, I had a chance on Thursday to get out on the road for a day trip to Shenandoah National…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune to charges of engaging in a seditious conspiracy to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling that he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — We lived in the time of Joni Mitchell. It’s true, in more ways than one. For a few moments in the present on Sunday night, it was once again possible to both live in the promise of the past — and to hold out…
But Biden Leads Trump by Two if He’s Convicted of a Felony – By Glynn Wilson – Public Opinion Analyst – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Break time is over. It’s time to get to work on the elections of 2024, now less than 10 months away on Tuesday, Nov. 5. A new public opinion poll by…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you take an in-depth look at any of the right-wing fascist dictators who rose to power in their countries or states over the past century — from the most widely known instances of Adolph Hitler in Germany to Benito Mussolini in Italy, Francisco…
By George Zadigian – While we often like to think America is “Number One”, underneath that veneer of bravado, we often feel like our free-market economy is less than stable and fair. Inflation has undermined family budgets and our financial plight often feels far from prosperous. As we try to cope with these challenges, rather…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is seeking public comments on a large offshore wind farm project along the coast of Virginia in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the opening of a 30-day public comment period on Jan. 29 for a draft Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the news broke in the New York Times this past week that Charles Osgood Wood died, I knew there would be a retrospective on CBS’s “Sunday Morning” show. I made it a point to get out of bed at 9 a.m. in time…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former member of the now defunct Proud Boys from Washington state was sentenced to six years in federal prison this week after he was found guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It would be nice to wake up one winter morning in America and turn on the news to find out that the world is at peace, prosperity abounds. How about this for a lede story banner headline? THE WORLD IS AT PEACE, THE ECONOMY…
Editor’s Note: To Build a Fire is a short story by American author Jack London. John Griffith Chaney was his real name. He was born on Jan. 12, 1876 and died on Nov. 22, 1916 at the age of 40 on the sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch in Glen Ellen, California. London…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Where I come from, the American South, snow is rare. Or at least it used to be. When it comes, it’s a momentous event. New gleeful opportunities for entertainment and beautiful fun. It’s also dangerous, since state and local governments are rarely prepared. It…
