I believe in the health benefits of cannabinoids but don’t use them. As a former CNN White House Producer and journalist at CNN I know how to do my research – and I know a lot about policy. When I left CNN, I started reporting on the budding (excuse the pun) marijuana and hemp industry. I was fascinated that back… Read more →
Bill Walton Saved Baseball Last Night
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton took to a baseball broadcasting booth Friday night, using his signature enthusiasm and weirdness to elevate a game in desperate need of it Former NBA star Bill Walton once again reminded viewers he’s a goddamned broadcasting legend Friday night as he took to the booth with partner—and rising star in his own right—Jason Benetti… Read more →
Jeffrey Epstein’s Death is a Reminder of Real Power
Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hung himself in a Manhattan jail cell, effectively insulating many powerful men from prosecution Jeffrey Epstein is dead, and the world is better for it. Arguably, it is also worse off; not because a billionaire with reprehensible sexual predilections is no more, but because his death effectively seals off and protects the many men of… Read more →
Donald Trump and Charles Manson: Passing the Baton of ‘Helter Skelter’ 50 years later
As America marks the 50th anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders, we look at the parallels between the Manson Family and the Cult of Trump Fifty years ago today, Winifred Chapman showed up for her housekeeping duties at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles to find the mutilated bodies of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski and Abigail Folger, seemingly shattering… Read more →
Toni Morrison, 1931-2019: A Generational Voice that Bridged Generations
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author passed away Monday after a brief illness. Toni Morrison taught me to dream. Famed prizewinning author Toni Morrison died Monday night at the age of 88; although her writing has been part of the collective consciousness of American society for most of my near-42 years, the timeless nature of her work never felt dated. At this… Read more →