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Biggest October Surprise Ever! FBI Reopens Investigation Into Hillary’s E-mails

Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 8:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Here’s part of what I wrote about the suspicions, scandals, and investigations surrounding Hillary’s e-mails in “E-mailgate: FBI Gives Hillary Tongue Lashing but Recommends No Charges,” July 5, 2016. ____________________ I wagered in my July 1 commentary that Hillary would be indicted. And, sure enough, as Director Comey outlined the findings of her extreme carelessness,… Read more.

Salaries of College Coaches Reflect Enduring Master-Slave Relationships

Friday, October 28, 2016 at 6:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I can’t imagine any student-athlete reading the following without feeling like an indentured servant having salt slathered in open wounds: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is making $9 million this year, overtaking Alabama coach Nick Saban at $6.9 million… Rounding out the top five are Ohio State’s Urban Meyer at $6 million, Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops at… Read more.

WikiLeaks: more Tabloid Peddler than Transparency Crusader

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I’ve been decrying WikiLeaks for years as little more than a reckless peddler of tabloid fodder. Unfortunately, the chorus of fellow progressives singing its praises made me feel like the proverbial John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness. Here, for example, is what I wrote in “Ecuador Grants Wikileaker Julian Assange Asylum … in London?”… Read more.

The Nobel Prize: Dylan No More Worthy than Obama

Monday, October 24, 2016 at 6:46 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Here in part is what I wrote after the Nobel Committee announced Barack Obama as the recipient of its 2009 Nobel Peace Prize: You’d be hard-pressed to find a more ardent and hopeful supporter of President Barack Obama than me. But this award is … well … a bit much. For no matter the rationalization, there’s… Read more.

Trump Channels Lincoln at Gettysburg in a Most Trumpian Way:

Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 10:05 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

He threatened to jail his political opponents and sue his sexual accusers. Of course, Abraham Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address by invoking the democratic principles upon which the Founding Fathers conceived this nation “four score and seven years ago.” Donald Trump began his by invoking the personal grievances upon which he intends to base lawsuits to settle… Read more.

China Buying the Global Influence Russia and US Fighting For…

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 6:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Egypt’s new capital city moved a step closer to reality with the announcement that Chinese developers will largely fund the mega project. The China Fortune Land Development Company (CFLD) agreed to provide $20 billion for the currently unnamed city, after a meeting between heads of the firm and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. This… Read more.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Beware the ‘Angelina Effect’

Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women’s health organizations invariably mark it with PSAs urging women to check for any sign of this disease. They also launch fundraising drives to fund research and increase breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer and the Angelina effect But there’s a discordant note in the chorus of advocacy this year. And it’s coming from no less an advocate… Read more.

Donald Trump’s Growing Bill-Cosby Problem…

Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 9:41 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump bragged during that now-infamous hot-mic moment on Access Hollywood about being entitled to kiss women on the mouth and grab them by the pussy … because he’s a star. That was just the latest outrage that should have disqualified his presidential campaign. But as I wrote about evangelicals worshipping Trump like a golden calf,… Read more.