The City of New Orleans

Am I Wrong?! The Cat's Where It Shat: A brief tale of a flight from Los Angeles to Dallas (en route to The Big Sleazy, New Orleans)

So, y’all know I can’t just go get on a plane and have a simple trip, right? Well, this flight to Dallas was under-booked. So, basically everyone..................   read more

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EDITORIAL: The Iran Crisis ModState Podcast Host and Associate Editor Nate Wellein brings a strong dose of calm, collected sensibility amidst a very volatile global situation.

Flag of Iran waving at sunset in their capital city, Tehran.

As I frequent news and social media sites after the assassination of General Soleimani, I notice again the divide that afflicts America. At ModState,..................   read more

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Political Beast: “Bulletins”

To say something needs no introduction begs the question, “So, why the [expletive deleted] are you introducing it, then?!” As a bastion of the independent media, however, with..................   read more

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Black History Month: Being About It

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Richard Milhous Nixon

Talking about what might’ve been and thinking about what used to be only goes so far. Certainly not one opposed to reminiscing, I was wracked with grief over the comments
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Fabriquè en Babylon: Here There Be Monsters “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

Exiled on Main Street, we are

Someday, we will look back knowing that Donald Trump gave birth to the 21st century. In a time where life is cheap and peace a punchline from the footnotes
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