Florida: The Land of the Free and the Home of the Knave?

Florida: The Land of the Free and the Home of the Knave?

By Don Mayer March 7, 2023 Call me biased, but I’m starting to get more than a little “steamed” over politicians who claim to be re-planting the flag of freedom in the State of Florida. On National Public Radio this morning (March 7, 2023) we learned that the Florida...
Criminalizing Criticism in Turkey

Criminalizing Criticism in Turkey

In the March 6 podcast from PRI’s The World, we learn that Turkey’s autocratic ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pushed through a law that criminalizes reporting on the damages from the massive earthquake that recently shook southern Turkey and northern Syria....
  “It’s a Free Country!”

  “It’s a Free Country!”

We cherish our freedoms in the U.S., especially “freedom of speech.”  And it’s perfectly legal –– and possibly, a great American tradition –– to cry First Amendment foul, even when foul-mouthed speech runs afoul of First Amendment protections.  There are two recent...
Hating Hilary and the Child-Eating Democrats

Hating Hilary and the Child-Eating Democrats

I am not a big Hilary Clinton fan, but I voted for her (or, more accurately, against Donald Trump) in 2016. What astonishes me is the level of vitriol leveled against her.  I was struck this week reading about Angela Rubino, who is now quite active in politics;...
Brittany Griner’s “Wrongful Detention”

Brittany Griner’s “Wrongful Detention”

Russia has detained Brittany Griner, a WNBA all-star, and charged her with possession of hashish oil, found in her baggage by drug sniffing dogs at a Moscow airport.  She was on her way to join a Russian basketball team –– UMMC Ekaterinburg ––before their season...