Our politics are a mess. Our political behavior and its trajectory are well past troubling. My fears are atavistic, and apocalyptic. Three-quarters of a million Americans died in the Civil War, at a time our the population of our great country was on…
Author: Guy Shepherd, Planned Man
What If Whoopi Goldberg and Greg Gutfeld Agreed?
Republican voters have shown themselves to be more modern, equitable, and nuanced than Democrats – and their own Republican red state representatives – thought. Evidence: Kansas, where a solid majority of red state denizens just delivered an upset by …
Profiles in Fatherhood on Father’s Day
News Alert: It turns out that the presence of a father in a home matters a lot. And the good news, fellas, is that we don’t need to do that much to make a huge difference in the life prospects for our children. Just being present-not necessarily the g…
HBO’s Tiger: Golf’s GOAT and American Avenger
Tiger holds up to a "warts and all" examination better than most of us might. The documentary got my creative juices flowing. I envisioned a graphic comic series that becomes a blockbuster movie: a new American Avenger, built around golf.
Happy Mother’s Day: Let the Family Review Begin
Mother’s Day is fast approaching. This coming Sunday we celebrate the hosts of human life and nurturers of needed souls, Mothers. For married men, Mother’s Day is Valentine’s Day plus: A day not just for your mom, but also the love of your life and mo…
The Prodigal Priest, Fr. Stu–Mark Wahlberg’s Best
Fighter, drunk, rebel without a clue or cause-a guy with an animus for God, blaming Him for his younger brother’s death and the ensuing dissolution of his family-becomes a Catholic priest, and lives the life of the cross as beautifully and painfully a…
What Works Wins! Become a Functionalist!
Lately I have been toying around with a new lens for living: Functionalism. What I like about the term functionalism is that it’s a memorable word that captures within it its plain meaning, its purpose or end. Functionalism is an eyes-wide-open appro…
As Joe Rogan Goes, So Goes America
Two aging Canadian folk-singers, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, the Adam and Eve of the ’60s, are protesting again. Against what? China’s genocide against the Muslim Uighurs? No, something more ominous. They are joining forces – and leveraging their …
Is ‘Karen’ the New C-Word?
There are only a few words that one does not say in polite society. The two most prominent are the N-word and the C-word. Voldemort-Harry Potter’s nemesis-exists, but one cannot say his name. That is a projection of power. When folks say Karen to…
New Year’s Resolution–Stand Up in Defense of Dissent!
We need to stop this shit now. It’s time to stand up in defense of dissent! This keep-our-heads-down, shut-up, eat-me-last approach will not end well. The forces of intolerance are growing. It’s getting scary out there and we need to chillax now. Let’…