April 2016

[I recently responded to a comment at DailyKos claiming that Shakespeare’s Richard III has no modern rival, when it comes to the character’s charm, brilliance, and malevolence. Who in today’s shabby world could match the Bard’s misshapen misanthrope with regard to those three qualities? Karl Rove and David Brock, two of the more disgustingly amoral strategists of the far-right, are… Read More »President Obama vs. Richard III: the monumental tragedy of Machiavellian politics

Sec. Reich, I hope you will give thoughtful consideration to the issues I raise in the following “unsubscribe” letter I sent to NARAL: Although I’m a lifelong supporter of a woman’s right to choose, I cannot stand with NARAL when you endorse the candidate of the establishment. It’s truly sad to see the leadership of outstanding organizations like Planned Parenthood… Read More »My comment to Robert Reich, re: NARAL’s choice and Third Way Democrats (featuring a mini-dissertation revised)

4/11/16 — JO’D was BANNED from Ben Taub’s Facebook discussion for the following responses to his article (and his insulting response to my first comment): http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/bashar-al-assads-war-crimes-exposed?intcid=mod-most-popular And here is the exchange: James Charles O’Donnell III Wow, and here I’ve been reading The New Yorker for Jane Mayer and Seymour Hersh! Turns out, all along, in addition to offering GREAT journalism,… Read More »After I call out the New Yorker’s Ben Taub, re: Syria, he insults me, bans me, and censors our conversation… but I nabbed it first.