Tag: Secret Sauce

• Skepticism v Cynicism – They’re NOT The Same Thing!

  Not a revelation: our news media sucks. It’s broken. And “both sides do it” (BSDI) brand journalism broke it. Not all journalists practice BSDI but enough do that their journalism prevents We The People from ever getting the truth in real time. Healthy journalism depends on skepticism. Doubt. But, hey – bring receipts? Doubt can […]

  A L Katz

  January 23, 2023

  American Exceptionalism, American News Media, Branding, Corruption, Culture

  All Men Are Created Equal, Both Sides Do It, Cynicism, E Pluribus Unum, journalism, Neutrality, News Media, Originalism, Rising Tide, Secret Sauce, Skepticism, Skepticism vs Cynicism

• Republicans PUT Democracy On The Ballot

  Sometimes, elections aren’t about what you think they’re about. We know damned well what Election 2022 is about – “Democracy: Do Or Die”. While that’s not literally on the ballot, it might as well be. The thing is, “Democracy: Do Or Die” didn’t premier in this election. It’s played in American elections since 2016 – […]

  A L Katz

  October 18, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture, Election 2016, Republicanism, Rule of Law, Russia, Treason, Trump

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Democracy, Diversity, Election 2022, Kevin McCarthy, Koch Network, Nationalism, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Putinism, Right Wing Money, Secret Sauce

• A Better America Versus A Bitter America

  America has arrived at the fork in its road. This fork has always been here. Hell, it’s been waiting for us. In one direction lies the future. Though uncertain, it’s brimming with boundless promise for the most amount of people. In the other lies the past. The past was very good for some but downright […]

  A L Katz

  August 29, 2022

  Corruption, Rule of Law, Slavery, The Nature of Evil, Trump

  All Men Are Created Equal, American Exceptionalism, Conservatives, Diversity, E Pluribus Unum, Fork In The Road, Grand Canyon, James Madison, Progressives, Rocky Mountains, Secret Sauce, Trumpism

• Treason Kabuki (For Idiots)

  Politics and theater go together like peanut butter and jelly… like hopes and dreams… like a slap in the face and the sharp pain that goes with it. For five plus years now, America has been treated to a remarkable performance by the Republican Party. They are actively attempting to stop America from ever becoming […]

  A L Katz

  March 25, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, American News Media, Corruption, Culture, Cyber War, Election 2016, False Patriotism, Republicanism, Russia, The Nature of Evil, Treason, Trump

  All Men Are Created Equal, American Exceptionalism, Authoritarian, Bad Actors, Diversity, E Pluribus Unum, Kabuki, peanut better and jelly, Permanent Minority Rule, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Secret Sauce