There is a certain smell this time of year, an airborne whiff of wintry green.
Author Archives: Jordan Manalastas
_San Francisco’s ban on Happy Meals reveals voters’ need to control_
When did California become so square?
_New faces, same old song and dance_
This past election did not help win my heart back to politics.
Of greatest despair is the Republican Party’s sudden siege of the House of Representatives, thanks in no small part to the lovely folks partying like it’s Boston, 1773.
_Seeking buyers: votes from a naive electorate_
Whoever said that democracy isn’t a spectator sport had clearly not watched TV as of late.
_Snub the snobs: We’re all too hip for hipsters_
Not seldom have I wondered if the “hipster” is born, not made.
Don’t hesitate to question faith
There’s more than one dubious reason for clergy to love children.
Over sensitive groups cause book bans
When I was young, carefree and in a Southern Baptist School, there was no finer pleasure than in stealing glimpses at the books banned by The Powers That Be.