“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” - Edgar Allen Poe Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about words. I know, it isn’t groundbreaking news or anything. I mean, I am a writer, obscure as I may be, so clearly I use...
Ever feel like you are trapped inside a digital cesspool of hate? I do. All the time. I've been told by friends, family, and rivals that not taking a hard position in politics means that I lack the courage of my convictions. "You never take a stand!" they yell. "The...
Somewhere inside the clouds of the 2016 election an insight stands out from the rest of the data points that helped produce the perfect storm for a Donald Trump victory. This issue also splits society in two, further strengthening the animosity between the left and...
In 2016, the experiment of electing someone who is not a politician sounded nice on paper for many, but America chose a charlatan, a proven fraudster whose shortcomings are self evident to anyone with eyes and ears. Worse, now that Election Day is here, his cult followers are arguing that Biden, a man who is clearly experiencing cognitive decline of some kind, isn’t the hero the anti-Trump faction are longing for.
Blackball founder and editor James Di Fiore posts this without further comment, other than to say any outlet too timid to post these images are part of the reason extremists still flourish.
That cracking you hear is the sound of Canadian media walking on eggshells. In the midst of the current dysfunctional entity known as the Liberal Party of Canada, a new scandal has surfaced involving our Trudeau-appointed Governor General, Julie Payette. Various...
I get it. It’s selfish to want to risk lives for some snuggles. But we all have a tipping point.
Ok this isn’t funny anymore. A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece about America being plunged into a Second Civil War. I predicted – and I am not someone who prides himself on predictions – that the history books of the future would label 2020 as the first year of the...
I’m the type of person who hates being referred to by a collective action; 'consumer,' taxpayer,' 'voter' – all of these labels are annoying and, to be honest, a little dehumanizing. We are people, men and women, trying our best to navigate life without having to be...