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My Fourth of July prophecy: a white guy wearing #bluelivesmatter gear will take a swing at the police who get called to his Fourth of July party.

I can hear your voices now.  “What a downer!”  “Awwwww man…you set up that headline with the word ‘prophecy’ to get me all excited—then the last half of the headline was nothing but a statement of the obvious!”   “Bro! Of course some white guy clad in a Blue Lives Matter t-shirt, hat, cape or […]

The bad news: talking politics ruins friendships with fellow whites. The good news: observing insecure white huffiness from a distance is trippy.

The history books will say, “2019: the year that Nazis and measles made their comeback.” Today, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to offer five scientific findings. Before proceeding further though, I need to offer a disclaimer and state that I am a writer and not a scientist. So…ummm…yeah.  If the thought of a non-scientist […]

Discover how miserable America’s top earners truly are. Self-publish. Part II.

The top 10% of income earners knew that the Great Recession benefited them and hurt everyone else. They just don’t like hearing about it. Check it out: an article highlighting the fact that the wealth gap is only growing. Here’s an article about how corporate and larger family farms get first dibs on Big Don’s […]

I miss fear. Resentment sucks.

Last decade’s mutation has mutated. Spite and mean-spiritedness rule these times. You want free stuff. I got free stuff.  My two-book Kindle, Fearkiller (Volume 1)/Notes from Trillionaire Island: Fearkiller (Volume 2) will be on free download this coming weekend, May 31st to June 2nd. If you download, please leave a review. If you like it, purchase my […]

When Victories Don’t Deserve Victory Parties, IV

In my professional life, clients still want creativity—probably more than ever before. They just don’t want to pay for it. I haven’t written a new post under this theme line in a while. It’s a continuation of “WVDDVP” parts I, II, III. Not a long post. I just thought these two headlines seemed to fit […]

Discover how miserable America’s top earners truly are. Self-publish.

Wealth redistribution: yes, it just might cure wealthy Americans’ anxiety. I released my first book in September 2012. Thinking about my life since, here’s a conversation I’ve never had, but I wish I had: I meet a couple, say we’re at a house party. The two are, say, teachers—whatever the profession, not a higher income […]

Fox News America isn’t getting the civil war it wants. Just the civil war it deserves. Part V.

Chickenhawks, racists and nazis—oh my! A continuation of Parts I, II, III, IV.  What a sad last couple of days it has been. Sad mainly because idiots control things and do nothing but make bad decisions. The American Right seems intent on starting a fight with anyone it can. America is at the bar and the […]

‘K’ Is for ‘College’!

America 2028 Movie Reviews, 5 Read reviews 1, 2, 3, 4.  Nothing like a lighthearted romp about college hijinks to make a fella feel nostalgic for the old days, back when we humans did things like listen to whatever music we desired and venture into the outdoors without donning radiation suits. Granted, my higher-learning experience […]

Fox News America isn’t getting the civil war it wants. Just the civil war it deserves. Part IV.

Know your chickenhawk. Meet some of the archetypes who want to dial 9-1-1…excuse me…engage in a “civil war”. A continuation of Parts I, II, III.  Whoa. America feels war-ry. Or war-esque. Or…war-ilated—what is the proper term to describe people who do not serve in the military yet act increasingly militaristic? Seems like there needs to be a term […]

Fox News America isn’t getting the civil war it wants. Just the civil war it deserves, part IV.

Know your chickenhawk. Meet some of the archetypes who want to dial 9-1-1…excuse me…engage in a “civil war”. A continuation of Parts I, II, III.  Whoa. America feels war-ry. Or war-esque. Or…war-ilated—what is the proper term to describe people who do not serve in the military yet act increasingly militaristic? Seems like there needs to be a term […]