It was 21 years ago but it could have been yesterday Twenty-one years ago, I was working at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Washington, DC. September 11, 2001, was a beautiful Tuesday. The sky was a glorious blue. I worked in media liaison and had access to reports from all over the world. Walking to Union Station, I remember…

Justice Alito et al reset our federal Miranda rights If you live in the United States, you may know about your Miranda rights. This is especially true if you watch shows like Law & Order. Some time ago, I read that something like 70 percent of Americans who know about their Miranda rights know about them thanks to the…

As with almost everything else, my thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II are complicated I think all my opinions are complicated. Life is complicated. My ancestry A few years ago, my mother and I sent our DNA to Ancestery.com. Truth be told, if they could not tell we were related, I would know they were full of crap. Luckily, they could tell and my faith in…

Republicans took a victory lap after Roe was overturned but their new anti-abortion measures go too far, even for them SC Sen. Katrina Shealy (R) slams proposed abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest… Subscribe to The Recounthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmsrXvrQ1S_61vVO-fNL-Mg?sub_confirmation=1Read The Recount…www.youtube.com Yesterday, South Caroline State Senator Katrina Shealy took to the floor to oppose a bill that would ban all abortions in the state.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that Methinks thou doth protest too much One of my first memories of Donald Trump was the headline, “Best Sex of My Life,” I guess Marla Maples (Mrs. Trump #2, who he started an affair with while married to Mrs. Trump #1) told the New York Post that. Around that same time, he would call journalists…

Deborah Lipstadt may be the hero we all need to bring us back to sanity Now, some people are saying that the result of this trial will threaten free speech. I don’t accept that. I’m not attacking free speech. On the contrary, I’ve been defending it against someone who wanted to abuse it. Freedom of speech means you…

The killing of a Palestinian journalist needs to be investigated and prosecuted On May 11, 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian/American journalist for Al Jazeera, was killed by the Israeli military. She was wearing a flak jacket with “PRESS” on it. Israel’s official position is this was accidental. …

As was my relationship with him, my relationship with my father’s birthday is complicated Last week was my late father’s birthday. John Edward Gill III was born on August 31. While I did nothing to “celebrate” it, I did think about it before and after the actual date. Seeing as I live in the house he lived in when he died, even if I…

It’s about more than sales and cookouts The union bug I have never belonged to a union. Not because I don’t like them but because none of my jobs have had them. My only experience with unions was getting the union bug on items that I had printed for campaigns. Democratic campaigns require…