In this landscape of Disney remakes, unasked for Power Rangers reboots, uncalled for Fast and Furious sequels, and even a–oh, what the fuck?–R-rated, kitchen-sink CHIPS remake it may look like Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. Even a technically new idea like the sci-fi thriller “Life” looks cobbled together out of 100 “astronauts run…
How Do Republicans Get Away with This Shit?
How do Republicans get away with their scandals while Democrats are near-impeached for blow jobs? Alabama Liberal explains…
Amazon’s Upcoming Series: The Tick, I Love Dick, Last Tycoon, and Jean Claude Van Johnson
While I reviewed this current crop of Amazon’s pilots yesterday, it might be time to take a look at the series they greenlit from last year’s pilot season… The Tick…A dedicated group will love this update of “The Tick” but I wasn’t encouraged by the pilot. The lead character/actor (Griffin Newman playing an accountant with…
Unpopular Vote: Teacher’s Unions Are Necessary
After taking on In & Out burgers, it’s time for the Unpopular Vote to defend that most demonized of political muscle: teacher’s unions.
Odds on Which Amazon Prime Pilot Season Series Will Get Picked Up
Amazon Prime’s pilot seasons—in which viewers watch a handful or so of TV pilots and pick which ones they want to see made into series—started out revolutionary and often invoked the praise “Finally! Why don’t more networks do this?” Well, partly because cable series and our bingeable culture (Amazon itself releases all episodes of its…
The Unpopular Vote: In & Out Sucks
In the first video of our newest series–The Unpopular Vote–which takes on popular opinion, I go after that most sacred of cows: the In & Out burger.
State’s Rights Leads to Regional Inequality
I’ve grown tired of state’s rights arguments, even if no one else agrees. For most people, the vague catch-all of “states rights” solves most problems outright. Liberals can trailblaze new environmental regulations, marijuana legalization, or gun restrictions whether The White House is occupied by Barack Obama or Donald Trump. And for their part, Republicans are…
300 @ 30: Episode 26–The Fast Food Critic
Reviving an old blog favorite for YouTube…
Democrats Will NEVER Take Back America Until They Reclaim the South
As I pointed out in last year’s very well-aged article “The Southeast is Actually the MOST Important Area for Democrats”—which you should read if you haven’t already—there is no future for the Democratic Party that doesn’t include major gains in the Southeast. What is currently being thought of as “hopelessly lost Trump country” is the only way Democrats are…
300 @ 30: Episode 25–Let Your Kids Shame You
If you wouldn’t feed something to your kids, you shouldn’t eat it either, and they’ll pick up your bad eating habits. My son makes his 300 at 30 debut to help illustrate…
300 at 30: Episode 24–Organic White Truffle Bullshit
“Organic White Truffle Bullshit” is about avoiding faux-adjectives like “garden fresh,” “Tahitian Vanilla,” or “golden” that will make you think you’re eating something different than last week’s McDonald’s or KFC. Also, avoid foods with a lot of ingredients…
300 @ 30: Episode 23–Avoid Domino Foods
Avoid “trigger” of Domino foods that will wreck your weight loss progress…
Episode 50–Where Are We Going?
The Finale Episode…