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?
Opinion
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
Nibbe Sermon: Independence Sunday is right around the corner
Sunday, June 12, 2022 Your personal invitation to:Independence Sunday, Sunday, June 26, 2022 "...if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and … [Read more...] about Nibbe Sermon: Independence Sunday is right around the corner
Properly Subversive: Get ready for the Party to tap-out Joe Biden after the midterms
I’m no beltway insider, but from my vantage point looking across the Bay from a nice table at Poggio Trattoria in Sausalito, I don’t see how Democrats ride Joe Biden into 2024. The midterms are lost, almost everyone concedes that. Biden’s presidency so far has been one big bowl of ugly. You … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Get ready for the Party to tap-out Joe Biden after the midterms
Properly Subversive: More police in schools … why not?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I am not sure why some have such incredible heartburn with Marin’s School Resource Officer programs. I’m not being coy when I ask, what, exactly, is wrong with that? With the horrific Texas elementary school shooting fresh in our minds, you’d think … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: More police in schools … why not?