Political Amusements, or Not!
Originally we wrote that these irregular musings aren’t easily described, then realized the high risk of inviting easy descriptions. Let us just note that so far, this grab bag has been totally inept at recruiting the influence of cascading conglomerates, whether owners or advertisers, and does not enjoy largess from being in the pocket of a political party’s well-heeled leadership. Corruption, influence peddling by the big money and engineered dysfunction are often unavoidable tangents. Such a broken system, who would bother, but for occasional glimmers of hope? A Hobson’s Choice now and then, perhaps a snipe hunt for Washington DC’s moral high ground.
This is not an open invite for PR companies pushing their clients’ brilliance, but for T-Boy readers and contributors who’d like to express a well-thought-out viewpoint on our interesting times. If you’d like to throw us a pontification for consideration, send it to Skip Kaltenheuser. Political topics relevant to travel are welcome, but as you can see from the past menu we’re very free-ranging…
These money-back guarantee scribbles comprise a kitchen sink that keeps getting thrown about. Perhaps a topic or two might be of interest. Given the tangents, most include themes with an ever-green shelf-life. If nothing else, you might enjoy frequent appearances of dagger-sharp political art, courtesy of the kindness of Nancy Ohanian, who’s just published one of the most mischievous coffee table books that will cross your path: Between The Tweets, Editorial Cartoons by Nancy Ohanian.
Read ‘em and weep.
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