Opinion

Sherman R. Fredrick/Properly Subversive If you cherish free speech, resist the false liberalism that holds incorrect speech is unprotected speech. It threatens us all.  John Kerry — the Biden Administration’s favorite emissary to the world on climate change — became the latest to pledge … [Read more...] about False liberalism hates free speech

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive If you have trouble sleeping because of America’s inexplicably porous border, you may want to skip today’s column. It’s only gonna make things worse for you.  Last March Rep. Tony Gonzales, the U.S. Congressman representing a district that borders Texas … [Read more...] about Rapist? Murderer? Welcome to America!

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Why would a movie that gets a 99 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes virtually get ignored by movie critics and the national media? Because it is so damn good at pricking the sensibilities of the culturally woke elite on the excesses of the DEI … [Read more...] about Opinion: Every Bay Area elected official should watch ‘Am I Racist’

Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope recently reported that the police department in Novato, CA, conducted a DUI checkpoint last Friday night. It wasn’t a surprise checkpoint. Police earlier warned the public that the checkpoint would be taking place somewhere in the city. One … [Read more...] about OMG! How many illegal drivers are out there?

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Sometimes it’s that random stray comment — an utterance from an everyday person — that gets you thinking.  This week my friend from high school had eye surgery to remove a cataract. This is a common procedure for people of a certain vintage. If you … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Observations on cataract surgery, Medicare coverage and Mexican cuss words

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive President Joe Biden will speak to the Democratic National Convention tonight. All will try to put a happy face on the event. But history will record it differently. He was pushed out of the race unwillingly and replaced with his own No. 2 without a single … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Can we humiliate Joe Biden more? Yes, we can!

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive It’s amusing to see otherwise sane commentators like Matt Labash go full-on Donald Duck over former President Trump doing a long interview with Elon Musk on X.  The two engaged in a civil and (in my hearing, anyway) interesting conversation Tuesday … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: We need more long interviews and less campaign rallies

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Donald Trump has become America’s political middle ground because the strange events within the Democratic Party this summer produced the Party-elite picked Harris/Walz ticket — without a doubt the furthest left ticket in the party’s modern … [Read more...] about Trump is the centrist: There’s a penalty to pay bypassing voters in the primary

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Kamala Harris has been all over the board on all these issues in her short political career and, frankly, I’m beginning to wonder whether we are going to get clarity before Election Day. So far, following her has been like tracking a feather in the … [Read more...] about What are Kamala’s real policy positions?