The disbelief in the room was audible. I had just informed students in my college mass media class that – yes – a felon could be president. A multiple felon. A sentence-serving felon, as long as the felon is 35 and a citizen. Check your Constitution. Check Google. One student said she heard someone could […]
Court-adjudicated as baloney by John Young
From the unearthly tint of his reverse mullet to his cowhide smile. From his claim of obscene wealth – “I’ll finance my own campaign” — to the countless followers he conned out of countless dollars to “Stop the steal.” From a phony foundation to a fraudulent “university.” From illegally inflating the values of his properties […]
Don’t go making God your foil: by John Young
I’ve never felt sufficiently schooled to ascribe to a higher being that which lower beings do, or fail to. Occasionally, however, an event screams out, “Attention: Message from God.” Such is the Sept. 10 flood that erased from this earth much of the Libyan city of Derna and nearly a quarter of its 80,000 residents. […]
Racist designs of the Big Lie players: by John Young
Nobody ever accused Donald Trump of not knowing his constituency. Having lost the presidency, having made a list of suspects behind the “steal” (which he concocted long before losing), he and his MAGA kin have compiled a list of new offenses linked to the theft. The terms fit well with the old Jim Crow standby, […]
Corruption Lady is a Junkie Now: by John Young
Reviewing my shiny new set of Fulton County Indictment Cards, hearing a TV analyst piercingly call events “corruption colliding with consequences,” I thought of a nice old lady I encountered in 2016. Well, not exactly nice. Gray-haired and petite, she certainly looked less than deadly. That was before she saw literature with which I had […]
John Young Column: Trump headed to his happy place
Understand, Trump has always looked at the legal system as a fiscal proposition, speculation of the highest order.
John Young Column: Anti-debt crusaders? That’s one big GOP con
The nation raised its debt limit three times under Donald Trump. Even he said the matter was no place for gamesmanship (he who told supporters, “I’ve always loved debt.”)
Young column: ‘Equity’ is not a four-letter word
Listen closely at a school board meeting or to the rantings of GOP wannabe front-runner Ron DeSantis, and know that this political strain has chosen “equity” and “inclusion” as central targets.
Young column: “Servants of the Damned” tend to get their way
Two headlines last week pretty much summed up how the world works – to the world’s detriment.
Young column: Republican governors present: Tantrum Theater
New Gov. Katie Hobbs, a thoughtful Democrat, must decide what to do with them, the fruits of $82 million spent by her Republican predecessor for an “in-your face” statement aimed at Joe Biden.
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