Public Affairs - National Politics

Whiplash 2.0: A Split-Personality, Now the Most Powerful Man in the World

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – SOMEWHERE IN DIXIELAND – (Jan. 2, 2021) – Six inches of snow covers Audubon Park in New Orleans, something no one alive has ever seen. The Santa Ana winds are still whipping up the uncontrollable wildfires around Los Angeles, and it’s not even fire season. In Washington, D.C., the worst storm to ever hit our nation’s proud capital was blow-harding inside the Capitol Rotunda, guaranteed to blast…

Opinion - Editorial Columns

Travel - Tales From the MoJo Road

A Curve Into Birmingham: I Will Not Back Down

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This feels surreal, like much going on in the world these days, even without hallucinogens. Everything feels like a bizarre mix of fact and fantasy, like the world depicted by artist M.C. Escher. And apparently that’s the…

Legal Affairs

House Ethics Report Accuses Matt Gaetz of Being A Bad Boy

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Just No Strict Punishment Recommended for His Alleged Crimes – Staff Report – A House Ethics Committee report accuses former House member Matt Gaetz of Florida, and President-elect Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general, of paying for sex, possessing illegal drugs and having sexual relations with an underage girl.…

Science - Space - Technology

The Folly of Dreaming About Winning a Space War With Russia or China

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Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Buried under all the latest news dominating the cable news talk and social media traffic about President-elect Donald Trump’s insane choices of unqualified loyalists to serve in his cabinet, clearly a team designed to destroy the United States government from within,…

Media Arts - Music

Wayne Perkins: A Ramblin’ Heart

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The Story of a Swamper And a Sideman – There for the Birth of Southern Rock, he took the Muscle Shoals swampy sound to the Brits and ended up blending that with the Rasta island beat, creating a new sound that transformed Reggae for mainstream audiences in Europe and America.…