By now, we’re used to seeing a confused Joe Biden. For as long as there’s been coverage of the 2020 campaign and current presidency, we’ve watched the gaffs, we’ve watched them get worse, and now they’re too bad to be considered gaffs. Nevertheless, the media whistles in the graveyard; there’s nothing to see here, until […]
Archives for 2021
Covid, A Postscript, or a Pause Before the Next Storm?
There seems to be relatively little widespread concern about Covid right now. While the Biden administration is concerned about the vaccination rate and other countries such as Israel and New Zealand that were models of Covid management, are suddenly clamping down as if the threat has fully returned, here in the US, we have the […]
Afghanistan, Dissecting the Debacle of Our Occupation and Exit
There are dozens if not hundreds of issues of political consequence that I’d not find any utility to comment on. It’s not that they aren’t important, it’s this: if I comment on something and neither my potential readers nor I can do a damn thing about it, then why talk about it? Consequently, my topics […]
Where and How I and Northeast Reader Fits into the Media
For the most part, I, as the current sole voice of Northeast Reader, assume that anyone interested in finding out about my approach toward media would first go to my About page or the micro Contributor blurb, but there’s little detailed information there. Occasionally, I’ll do an aside, make myself at least the partial topic, and expound on the […]
Canada, O Canada, There’s Just This One Thing About You
I like Canada. I’ve been there twice, I hope to visit again someday. I like Canadians. The people I know of Canadian origin, I like, and some of my favorite musicians are Canadian. But I must confess, I have a slowly growing pet peeve associated with a slow drip of news emanating from Canadian sources. […]
The Devolution of Generations, Alone Without the Elders
Most adults likely have already experienced the unfortunate circumstances of a large family shift occasioned by an elder patriarch or matriarch passing. In a surprising number of instances, they were the glue that held the un-bondable together and after that, the family went down the drain. It isn’t always the case, but it’s all too […]