The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Donald Trump somehow avoids bankruptcy, a criminal conviction and prison time and wins the support of enough voters in key battleground states to assume the presidency in November and move into the White House again in January, 2025, no doubt commentators may blame…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Social media. What is it? What good is it? Does it help the public become more informed and enhance democracy? Or does it just help spread fake news, misinformation and disinformation and help the spread of authoritarianism and fascism? Is it a good way…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Uh, I’m not sure this is what politicians usually have in mind when they talk about “kitchen table” issues. I asked former Senator Doug Jones of Alabama about this on Twitter(X). He talked a lot about kitchen table issues back in 2017. But there…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In preparation for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, I went back and rewatched Star Trek: The Motion Picture, released in 1979, recalling that it was one of the first science fiction movies to depict a computer machine nearly destroying…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a desperation coming through over the airwaves that is making people sick. It’s no wonder so many people in the United States have stopped paying attention to news, and that includes me. It’s all just too much. Too much sensationalism. Too much…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finally, the fascists are coming out of the closet with less than nine months to go before November. Not that massive coverage of it will do the movement and its promoters any harm, or even slow them down. They literally believe that history is…
Have we reached the ‘singularity’ from science fiction when computer robots take over? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is no longer science fiction. The computer robots are taking over, if they haven’t already. In 2007, the year Steve Jobs announced that Apple had invented the iPhone and…
Secret Vistas – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — So in between everything else that’s going on in the news and my life at this time, which has been pretty busy and productive of late, I had a chance on Thursday to get out on the road for a day trip to Shenandoah National…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — We lived in the time of Joni Mitchell. It’s true, in more ways than one. For a few moments in the present on Sunday night, it was once again possible to both live in the promise of the past — and to hold out…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you take an in-depth look at any of the right-wing fascist dictators who rose to power in their countries or states over the past century — from the most widely known instances of Adolph Hitler in Germany to Benito Mussolini in Italy, Francisco…
By George Zadigian – While we often like to think America is “Number One”, underneath that veneer of bravado, we often feel like our free-market economy is less than stable and fair. Inflation has undermined family budgets and our financial plight often feels far from prosperous. As we try to cope with these challenges, rather…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the news broke in the New York Times this past week that Charles Osgood Wood died, I knew there would be a retrospective on CBS’s “Sunday Morning” show. I made it a point to get out of bed at 9 a.m. in time…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It would be nice to wake up one winter morning in America and turn on the news to find out that the world is at peace, prosperity abounds. How about this for a lede story banner headline? THE WORLD IS AT PEACE, THE ECONOMY…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Where I come from, the American South, snow is rare. Or at least it used to be. When it comes, it’s a momentous event. New gleeful opportunities for entertainment and beautiful fun. It’s also dangerous, since state and local governments are rarely prepared. It…
Under the Microscope – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it really make a sound? This, of course, is an age old thought experiment that is tinged with the stink of Anthropocentrism, homocentricism, or if you like, human…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the world careening from one crisis to another over the past few years, it’s no wonder some people are prepping for the end times. The global coronavirus pandemic put everyone on notice that perhaps the world is not as safe as it once…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one sure sign that traditional press and media outlets have been influenced, for good or ill, by the rise of social media, look no further than the end of the year review stories. For a couple of centuries, newspapers filled space between the…
Meanwhile the “Orange Jesus” Continues to Parrot Hitler, and President Joe Biden Calls Trump an ‘Insurrectionist’ – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s hard to get excited about celebrating Christmas — or Hanukkah for that matter — when your country is torn asunder by war. So there won’t be…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Everything has changed since Donald Trump cheated and got himself elected president in 2016. All of us true believers in American democracy were naive, including the top public opinion pollsters and journalists. Almost no one gave him a chance. Now many of the same…
But She Get’s Her Moment in the Sun Taking on the Orange Jesus – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Allow me to be facetious for a couple of minutes to set this up. Back in the good old days before 24-hour cable news and the internet, Congress would be…
