Properly Subversive: Sherman R. Frederick A local “Karen” spit fire at this humble little newspaper for a headline we ran in February. Yes, February!. The headline “Karen” objected to was this: “The ‘pandemic’ is over.” She told us it was “misleading” and “false” and … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: ‘Karens,’ Nazis and the old woman who yells ugly things in Downtown Mill Valley
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Properly Subversive: Is Joe Biden too old?
Properly Subversive: Sherman R. Frederick How old is “too old” to be president of the United States? Our readers might have the answer to that because Marin County residents skew demographically “old.” By the end of this decade, the fastest growing age group in Marin will be … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Is Joe Biden too old?
Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Mary, Martha and Vince Lombardi
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1165 Seville Drive Pacifica, California The gospel lesson for today takes place in a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. Martha had a sister named Mary. Later to be a focal point … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Mary, Martha and Vince Lombardi
Properly Subversive: Breakfast tacos is the new slur-du-jour?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick What goes around comes around in the unforgiving world of hypersensitivity to perceived racial slights. The ever so touchy-feely Biden White House is discovering that political rubric the hard way this week as the First Lady returns from San Antonio … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Breakfast tacos is the new slur-du-jour?
Properly Subversive: Tip of the hat to a very good cop
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick It’s been hard on good cops post George Floyd. Our public discussion on policing too often threw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. In particular, the “defund the police” movement grew into an anti-cop crescendo with little attention to the real … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Tip of the hat to a very good cop
Properly Subversive: Could the WNBA be any more full of hypocrisy?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick There is more than a bit of irony in the unfolding story of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who sits in a Russian jail after being detained for allegedly transporting hashish oil in her luggage. Don’t get me wrong. This is not a condemnation of … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Could the WNBA be any more full of hypocrisy?
Properly Subversive: Now comes common sense moderation in Marin and the Bay Area after the recall storm?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick I’m not sure what the middle of the road in San Francisco looks like anymore. The socio/political landscape is so tilted toward the woke edges of the board, it’s hard to remember what the middle ground in the game looked like. Yet, something very … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Now comes common sense moderation in Marin and the Bay Area after the recall storm?
Properly Subversive: What is a ‘community school,’ exactly?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The state of California has $3 billion in the bank to fund something called “community schools.” In Marin, the perpetually troubled Sausalito Marin City School District snagged one of the big grants. The district, which can barely provide basic … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: What is a ‘community school,’ exactly?
Properly Subversive: Drugs bad, recovery good, right?!
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Drug abuse is complicated. I’ll be the first to stipulate that. So, take a look at this strange idea called “Right to Recovery.” It comes from Matt Dorsey, the newest San Francisco supervisor. It works like this: To confront the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Drugs bad, recovery good, right?!
Properly Subversive: House drops on San Francisco DA — Ding-dong, baby
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Well, the Chesa Boudin reign of injustice didn’t last long. After 30 months of what he called judicial progressivism, the voters in San Francisco resoundingly recalled the public defender who became District Attorney during the heady phenomenon of Black … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: House drops on San Francisco DA — Ding-dong, baby