As always with this annual list of the year’s worst TV characters, I focused on TV shows that were of a reasonable quality, and it’s only a character or two (or 10) that wasn’t working. Worst Ending for a Beloved Character: Bosch (Titus Welliver) from “Bosch”…I love this series and am already planning to watch…
The Democrats I’m Most Worried About in 2022
Not all problems Democrats face this year will come from Republicans. Here, I take a look at the 10 Democrats most likely to cause major headaches in the year ahead… Mentions: Raphael Warnock, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Kelly…Unlike the rest of the people on this list, it’s not that I’m worried so much about them,…
Bubba is a Veteran…of the War on Christmas
Of Course, Trump’s Coup Must Be Prosecuted
There seems to be a question of whether or not Democrats should spend time or political capital prosecuting Trump’s coup attempt and his various henchmen for their roles in the January 6th insurrection. The thinking usually goes something like “If Trump (or his goons) go to prison, won’t that just lead to Republicans retaliating by…
Richard Madden Should Be the Next James Bond
Alabama Liberal runs through a few of the most talked about choices for James Bond, but settles on Richard Madden as the perfect choice to succeed Daniel Craig (and Sean Connery)…
10 Fall Movies I’m Looking Forward to (and 10 I’m Not)
Longtime readers know I try to list movies I’m looking forward at the beginning of the year (for the entirety of that year), for the Summer, and for the Fall. Well, that didn’t really happen this Summer since it wasn’t entirely clear which movies would actually open. Likewise, several movies I’m including in this Fall…
Episode 88–Old Testament Government vs. New Testament Government
The subtitle for this episode is “America Has the World’s Most Rightwing Healthcare System,” and is about where America’s singular(ly bad) healthcare system comes from, why it hasn’t changed, the unexplored role doctors play in that change, and why people are so skeptical of the American medical establishment. Also, Afghanistan, the Olympics, CoVid’s resurgence, and…
Episode 87–The American Voter vs. The American Worker
Feeling patriotic due to the 4th of July, Alabama Liberal talks about voting rights and disenfranchisement, and argues that a democracy is only as good as its voter turnout and/or access. Also, in this episode he notes the tension between democracy and “the economy,” as well as demographic differences in the average American voter vs…
Episode 86–The End of Meat?
What happens when someone who is in no way, shape, or form a vegetarian explores the question of whether we’ll still be eating meat in the future? Find out in this episode that explores the future of meat, what it’s like to live in a town mostly known for chicken plants, the environmental costs of…
Episode 85–The End of Work? OR The End of Money?
Alabama Liberal takes a deep dive into the future of the economy, labor, and even money. In this episode, he explores Universal Basic income, Modern Monetary Theory, if automation will really be so bad, plantation economics, why the South is so conservative economically, if economic conservatives are now more out-of-control than social conservatives, why people…
Bubba Goes to Shanghai
Bubba goes to Shanghai to find out what happened to his town’s off-shored jobs, eventually doing battle with sassy toilets, witches, pirates, and the main castle of outsourcing.
Fox News Tries Kid’s Programming in “Propaganda for Tots”
In the new Fox News children’s show, all is happy in the princess-ruled kingdom, until the horrible Bear-nie Sanders arrives to spread socialism…
300 @ 30: America’s Youngest Climate Activist Says Junk Food is as Bad for the Environment as it is for You
America’s Youngest Climate Activist drops by to help Alabama Liberal warn that junk food is not only bad for your weight loss goals, it’s also bad for the environment.