Reality Check

May 18, 2020

It's time for Americans to risk their lives for the good ol' U.S.A. Hey, America! Here’s how it works now. You need to get back out there and save the economy. If you get sick and die, well… it happens.... Read More...

REALITY CHECK: TRUMP IS FAILING LATEST CRISIS TEST, JUST AS HE’S FAILED TIME & TIME AGAIN

April 15, 2020

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“I alone can fix it.” Donald J. Trump on the 2016 campaign trail The most pressing national crisis since the 2008 economic collapse and maybe even the 9/11 tragedy and we have a game show host in charge.... Read More...

REALITY CHECK: ISOLATION & HOW MUCH LONGER?

March 25, 2020

We're afraid of everyone Afraid of the sun Isolation The sun will never disappear But the world may not have many years Isolation - John Lennon, “Isola... Read More...

Reality Check—Coronavirus: Donald Trump’s Katrina

March 24, 2020

Stop me if you heard this before: Unpopular Republican president that citizens generally view as incompetent is confronted with a crisis and bungles it… badly. Yeah, 2005, August, George W. Bush. Hurricane Kat... Read More...

Reality Check– THE LAZARUS WEEK: Joe Biden Rises from Political Oblivion to Become Democratic Front Runner in One Insane Week

March 10, 2020

What transpired on Super Tuesday 2020 is by far the most stunning political comeback I have ever witnessed. Former Vice President Joe Biden nearly swept through the fourteen states like a firestorm, many of... Read More...

Reality Check–Reader Responses

March 3, 2020

I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you again to all the people who reached out to send condolences and kind words about my late father, James Vincent Campion, who died last October. When I began wr... Read More...

Reality Check–FASCISM 101: The Swift Erosion of Democracy in Living Color

February 24, 2020

“Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultra-nationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy.” —Wikipedia ... Read More...

Reality Check–THE BERNIE PROBLEM? Democratic Primaries Kick Off with Chaos & Fear

February 18, 2020

The shit show that is the Iowa Caucuses draped a pall of calamity on the start of the 2020 election season. After three years of a mentally-challenged racist goofball in the White House, sixty-percent of the n... Read More...

Reality Check–THE GHOSTS OF HATE & FREEDOM: In Praise of Jojo Rabbit, The Best Film I Have Seen in a Decade

February 10, 2020