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Young column: Age of misinformation and missed information

December 1, 2025 By John Young

Not the citizenship that comes with a Social Security card. Let’s discuss the kind of citizenship that demands devotion beyond a flash of attention – say, every four years — with a rudimentary trip to the polls.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, AI and National Security, American Politics, Celebrity Distraction, Civic Duty, Civic Responsibility, Corruption in Government, Crypto Scandal, Economic Injustice, Fake News Culture, government accountability, Influence Peddling, John Young, Media Critique, Media Distraction, Mis-citizenship, Modern Journalism, News Priorities, Political Commentary, political corruption, Presidential Pardons, Public Apathy, Voter Awareness, Voter Engagement, White House Ethics

Young column: Department of ‘War’ mostly killing time

December 1, 2025 By John Young

I shouldn’t read the news before bed. Because of such an error one night, I was pondering the idiotic political theater of sending troops to “war”-torn Portland when I fell into uneased sleep.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Absurd Politics, American Politics, Baseball Metaphors, Blue State Politics, Civil-Military Relations, Coors Field, Culture and Politics, defense spending, Government Overreach, John Young, Media Critique, Militarization, Military Presence, Military Toys, Misuse of Power, National Guard, Political Farce, Political Satire, Political Theater, Protest Response, Public Demonstrations, Satirical Commentary, U.S. Military, Urban Deployment

A lazy Bill Maher using capitalist talking points slamming Democratic Socialism was embarrassing.

November 16, 2025 By Egberto Willies

A lazy Bill Maher using capitalist talking points slamming Democratic Socialism was embarrassing.

Bill Maher is using his platform to promote billionaires’ Democratic Socialism fearing message because of Zohran Mamdani’s effective deconstruction of a failed economic system in digestible form.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Bill Maher, Billionaire Influence, Capitalism Critique, Democratic Party Future, Democratic Socialism, Economic Justice, Left Politics, Media Critique, Media Misinformation, Medicare For All, Political Commentary, Political Establishment, progressive movement, Progressive Politics, single-payer healthcare, Social Democracy, U.S. Economy, Vermont Healthcare, wealth inequality, Zohran Mamdani

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