Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Thomas Jefferson said that if he were forced to choose between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Of course, as an ink-stained wretch of the newspaper persuasion, I … [Read more...] about Whoa, dude! What’s this liberty stuff all about?
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Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers
Rob Pudim Writers on the Range Dozens of TVs, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and abandoned cars had either been gunshot, torched or both. This place of destruction was what some locals called “Carnage Canyon,” roughly 30 acres off Lefthand Canyon in Boulder County, Colorado. It was … [Read more...] about Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers
Face masks: It’s deja vu all over again
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick You’d think that after the hell we’ve been through in California during the COVID pandemic – crazy rules imposed, then debunked, then imposed and debunked again – the government powers would be just a wee bit more circumspect before slamming the hammer … [Read more...] about Face masks: It’s deja vu all over again
Police pulling punches in reporting crime?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive When it comes to crime reporting, I’m a big fan of the catchphrase from the old Dragnet TV series: “Just the facts, ma'am.” With that in mind, let me take you to two events reported over the Sept. 15-16 weekend that appeared to pull punches with … [Read more...] about Police pulling punches in reporting crime?
Report from Burning Man 2023
Dennis Hinkamp/Writers on the Range After a quiet year of preparation and premature eulogies, Burning Man roared into the news this August. There were unplanned fires, protesters and three hurricane-fueled rainstorms that turned the Nevada desert into a sea of mud. Before it even got going, … [Read more...] about Report from Burning Man 2023
Properly Subversive: Can we reform 007? Plus Mexican space mummies vs. U.S. Senate mummies
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick I resent people fooling around with the literary classics of my youth. Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has been under fire for years. Twain used the “N-word.” Some want to change it to “slave,” to fit the modern ear. More recently, the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Can we reform 007? Plus Mexican space mummies vs. U.S. Senate mummies
Authoritarian expediency always a sign of bad leadership
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Remember when it was all the rage to suspend constitutional rights at the drop of a perceived “health” emergency? I thought we learned that lesson already after disgraced Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak lost his job when he tried to close churches over fears … [Read more...] about Authoritarian expediency always a sign of bad leadership
Bidenomics, Jimmy Buffett in Marin, and what is the White House masking protocol?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Would anyone care to explain what Joe Biden’s re-election committee was thinking when they appropriated the heretofore derogatory term “Bidenomics” and made it the centerpiece of the 2024 presidential re-election campaign? Anyone? Seriously, I’m asking. … [Read more...] about Bidenomics, Jimmy Buffett in Marin, and what is the White House masking protocol?
Bay Area bad guys hate traffic stops
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The latest cause embraced by the “cops are racist” crowd comes in the California effort to stop police from pulling over vehicles involved in minor traffic infractions. The theory – advocated in an L.A. Times editorial and then reprinted in the … [Read more...] about Bay Area bad guys hate traffic stops
‘Let Biden/Harris finish the job’ — Is that a threat?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The re-elect Joe Biden Committee and its PR agency, the New York Times, can’t understand why Americans aren’t buying into Bidenomics. Why can’t the Average Joe and Josephine see how wages are up, jobs are plentiful and inflation has slowed? I’ll tell … [Read more...] about ‘Let Biden/Harris finish the job’ — Is that a threat?