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Trump Was A National Security Threat Before He Even Started

The search warrants revealed today tell us that Donald Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act. In other words, Donald Trump is a national security threat. This is nothing new. Trump was a national security threat every day he access to the nuclear codes. He was a threat every time he spoke directly […]

A L Katz

August 12, 2022

American News Media, Corruption, Election 2016, Rule of Law, Russia, Treason, Trump

Adam Entous, Espionage Act, Ground Zero, Kevin McCarthy, Merrick Garland, National Security Threat, Paul Ryan, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Republican leadership, Search warrants, Us Bureau of Prisons, Vladimir Putin, Washington nPost
I’ve Loved Working With My Film-Making “Idols”

Man, have I been lucky! Not only did I get to have a “Hollywood career”, that career allowed me to work with people whose film work I adored. It’s a stone cold fact: I’ve loved working with my film making idols! Looking back at my TV-film writing-producing career, the fact that I had a career […]

A L Katz

August 10, 2022

Culture, Movie Reviews, Showbiz Stories

Bordello Of Blood, Buck Henry, EC Comics, Gilbert Adler, Joel Silver, Mad Magazine, Marx Brothers, Meatloaf, Robert Zemeckis, Tales From The Crypt, Tom Hanks, Vassar College, William Gaines
The Chicken Sushi Experience

You haven’t lived until you’ve tried chicken sushi (chicken sashimi actually but “sushi’s” a much funnier word). Or lived the chicken sushi experience. The “chicken sushi experience” has become my go-to metaphor for life experiences where it’s the second time around that hurts far more than the first. There’s a dark twist to this – […]

A L Katz

August 9, 2022

Branding, Showbiz Stories, Suicide Prevention

All Nippon Airways, Chicken Sushi, Electronic Arts, Flying Business Class, Japanese, Marzipan, Nilo Rodis, Plastic Food, Tokyo, Underground Tokyo, WWII
Karma Comes Calling For Mitch McConnell

You might have missed it. The shift was subtle. Karma’s come for Mitch McConnell. When President Biden signs the “Inflation Reduction Act” into law, the majority of Americans will have cause to celebrate. Republicans will, too. They just won’t admit it. The climate doesn’t care about anyone’s politics. The person who’ll celebrate least is Senate […]

A L Katz

August 8, 2022

Barack Obama, Corruption, Cyber War, Mitch McConnell, Republicanism, Russia, Treason

Cholera, Climate Change, Gang of Eight, Inflation Reduction Act, Karma, Mitch McConnell, Mitochondria, Politicizing The Intelligence, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Toilet Brush, Treason
Russia Has Always Been The Glue Holding The Trump Conspiracy Together

But for Russia, Donald Trump would NEVER have been president. To this very day, our perspective-free news media scratches welts into its scalps trying to figure out why Donald Trump still holds the Republican Party in the palm of his orange, small-fingered hand. Even when Trump’s grip seems to wane, it only ever wanes slightly. […]

A L Katz

August 5, 2022

American News Media, Corruption, Election 2016, Election 2020, Republicanism, Treason, Trump

Adam Entous, Crime family, Dana Rohrbacher, Diversity, GRU, Kevin McCarthy, KGB, Mueller Report, Paul Ryan, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Racism, Rod Rosenstein, Washington Post
Religious Institutions & Sex Scandals Go Together Like S & M

Today we learned that the Mormon church faces yet another sex scandal. Maybe it’s just how it is. Religious institutions and sex scandals go together. As the AP reported: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in […]

A L Katz

August 4, 2022

Atheism, Culture, Magical Thinking, Religion, Sexual Assault Survival, Spirituality, The Nature of Evil

Boy Scouts, Catholic Church, Kenneth Copeland, LDS, Monotheism, Mormon Church, Mormons, S&M, Sexual abuse scandal, The Club, The Wizard Of Oz
Never Mind A Poll’s Results, What Did The Poll Actually Poll?

Poll takers will tell you that their polls are mere snapshots of a moment in time. A photo is the perfect metaphor for an opinion poll. What is any picture really a picture of? We assume, when the news punditry drops poll numbers about us, that they’re presenting an accurate snapshot. But, that assumes a […]

A L Katz

August 3, 2022

American News Media, Climate Change, Corruption, Culture, Republicanism, The Branding Age

Color v black & white, George W Bush, Joe Manchin, Koch Industries, Kyrsten Sinema, Opinion polls, Pew Research, Photography, snapshot, Treason
Groucho Marx Inspires Me: An Ode To Groucho

Apropos of nothing, as I sat down to work this morning, a song popped into my head: Groucho Marx singing “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It” in the movie “Horse Feathers“. That song inspires me especially in these here times. How can it not? In fact, Groucho Marx inspires me. He always has. I wonder […]

A L Katz

August 1, 2022

Branding, Corruption, Culture, Movie Reviews, Showbiz Stories

Baltimore, Chico Marx, Duck Soup, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Horse Feathers, Marx Brothers, Monkey Business, Muhammed Ali, Speakeasy, Swordfish, The Coconuts, Tsunami, WJZ TV
Trump Didn’t Invent “The Big Lie Playbook”, Harry Anslinger Did

Question: what do cannabis prohibition and “The Big Lie” have in common? More than you realize. If there was a “Pantheon Of Liars”, Donald Trump’s bust would sit out front, greeting all visitors. Certainly, Trump’s more than just a “liar” (the word seems so mild when held up to him). Even “epic liar” seems epically […]

A L Katz

July 30, 2022

Cannabis, Corruption, Culture, Freedom, Racism, Trump

Blunt Truths, Bureau of Narcotics, Cannabis legalization, Fascism, Gore Files, Harry Anslinger, Jazz, Joseph Goebbels, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Mexican Revolution, Reefer Madness, The Big Lie, Weedmaps
Chicken Little, Journalist

I sure hope this isn’t a revelation: American journalism continues to fail America. I’m a news junkie. Cable news is always on in my office. But I don’t obsess so much on the news itself as our news media’s consistent inability to report it. And that’s even as it happens right in front of us! […]

A L Katz

July 29, 2022

American News Media, Corruption, Culture, Russia, Treason, Trump

"Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump", Adam EntousWashington Post, Cable News, Chicken Little, Coup D’Etat, Gerrymandering, journalism, Liar in chief, The Big Lie, The sky is falliing, Voter Suppression, Will Rogers