Even middle-aged white men don’t vote for middle-aged white men; they, too, vote for America. Democrats used to mock white men in Kansas for being too stupid to “vote their interests.” Which meant that those white men – typically on the low end of the income scale – failed to ...
The dissonant voices of the muezzin crackle above the low rumble of auto rickshaws and the shouting of men unloading the night delivery trucks. Words and melodies seep from the sweat-stained walls in flickering light into my semi-consciousness. Ideas which wouldn't ordinarily show their faces in...
In fact, its only criteria seems to be, when confronting outrageous happenings and behaviors in the world, in the words of George Carlin, “It’s Bullshit, and Its Bad For Ya.” Today there is an appeal to save what is left of the global elephant population. These mysterious and holy ...
At Chanteloup, dead white men gaze down from mosaics on the walls: Blaise Pascal with his perpetual headache; Einstein, looking wise; Rimbaud, smug. Today’s local heroes are Michael Jordan and rappers such as Busta Rhyme or Notorious Big. The slang is French-based, but the dirtiest words ...