The Fragility of the Blue Plague January 4, 2021 ebrightwing The age of the camera phone and social media have made it nearly impossible to control what does or does… Continue Reading →
Political Correctness October 29, 2018 ebrightwing I personally despise political correctness, but being politically incorrect does not give anyone license for violence, hate speech and incivility. … Continue Reading →
My Thanksgiving (List) November 20, 2017 ebrightwing I don’t celebrate Columbus Day and try to remind anyone who mentions it that it really aught to be called… Continue Reading →
The CRAAP Test (for Fake News) November 6, 2017 ebrightwing The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists offers a list of questions you should ask yourself before believing anything you read… Continue Reading →
Whose News Are You Watching? July 19, 2017 ebrightwing After reading The Nation’s recent article about the alternate reality being built by Trump’s allies via consolidation of news outlets… Continue Reading →
Vilifying the Media June 23, 2017 ebrightwing What is fake news? Fake news is anything that doesn’t agree with that person’s (or President’s) opinions or views. In… Continue Reading →
Baby Boomers (1940-1964) – In the News June 9, 2017 ebrightwing My commemorative Hallmark book (for age 50) is divided into sections and I’m using each section to prompt me and… Continue Reading →
“I’m really not a bad person,” says Trump. February 17, 2017 ebrightwing Trump is convinced that only he’s in a position to know what is true or not true. He has decided… Continue Reading →
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Is Back – Go REALITY! February 16, 2017 ebrightwing I finally caught up with my DVR shows from the weekend. John Oliver is back on HBO hosting LAST WEEK… Continue Reading →
Why Trump? (Information and Links) January 30, 2017 ebrightwing “The clearest way to reconcile the two perspectives is to understand how Obama’s presidency, and all that it accomplished, could… Continue Reading →