...and John.
They talk about Lincoln freeing the slaves. John Kennedy freed me.–Comedienne Moms Mabley (rn, Loretta Aiken), stand-up routine.In the wake of the RFK assassination, hit songwriter Richard Holler...
View Article....Martin...
I’m still posting on the Martin Luther King assassination, and have been taking my sweet time doing it. For those of you have read and commented, thank you. Really, thank you.I thought I’d take the...
View ArticleI Saw Bobby Walking up over the Hill with Abraham. . .
This past year, I listened to the entirety of a short podcast series titled The RFK Tapes, in which host Zac Stuart-Pontier examined some little-known evidence of the Robert Kennedy assassination, much...
View ArticleThey Hate Him: What Do You Call a Protester?
... if I were standing at the beginning of time, with the possibility of taking a kind of general and panoramic view of the whole of human history up to now, and the Almighty said to me, ‘Martin Luther...
View ArticleThe X-Spot: Year Thirteen
For most people, the number thirteen is unlucky. Not for me. Usually. But this year might be somewhat as unproductive as the previous few, blogwise. Thank you for stopping by, those who have come...
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They Hate Him: A Man in the Shadows
On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks, a seamstress by trade, rode in the front row of the “Colored” section of a packed Montgomery, AL city bus. When a white male passenger entered, the driver ordered Parks...
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This Year’s Enshrinees for the Hall of Foolishness
April Fools Day is here again, and I’ve been looking for historical pranks that fit the theme of this blog. You’d think that conspiracy stories would provide endless fodder. Here are five, I thought...
View ArticleImperium in Imperio
I’m interrupting the current series to bring you one dedicated to our friend Ray of Ray’s X, who has (rightfully) been kicking me in the tail to comment on this issue.When you see something in Latin,...
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Imperium with Sausage, Mushrooms and Extra Cheese
As mentioned in an earlier post, Americans have seen numerous attacks on institutional knowledge during the past three years. There are some who claim that academia, especially science, has a liberal...
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The Parts that Were Left Out of Progressive Parapolitics: Paul Krassner...
I have been a fan of his since I was a snot-nosed kid, and his words have been a driving force and influence on my life. If you have read his work before, you know the joys that you are in for. If you...
View ArticleC’mon, I Can’t Be THAT Big of a Jinx, Can I?
In a post dated 14 June 2011, I confessed to a weird aspect of my writing. It’s something that has haunted me since graduate school. As I said then:For whatever reason, when I wrote academic papers,...
View ArticleQwazy, Just Qwazy
You probably have come across a bizillion articles and videos on BuzzFeed, Cracked, Business Insider, Popular Mechanics and elsewhere mocking the idea of conspiracy. In fact, the terms “crazy,”...
View ArticleWitnesses to History
Here’s a video that’s about as accurate as the Warren Commission findings.In case you’re wondering, this came from ClickHole, a website operated by that famed satirical rag The Onion. As ever...
View ArticleReverse Angle
By now, you’re most certainly familiar with the Zapruder film. But there were other home movie makers in Dealy Plaza on that fateful day.
View ArticleExpert v. Expert
Forensic pathologist Dr. Peter Cummings works for the Massachusetts Office of the Medical Examiner. He’s a bonafide expert. So is Dr. Cyril Wecht, former president of the American Academy of Forensic...
View ArticleEt in terra pax hominibus, bonae voluntatis!
I hope you had a good, or at least tolerable holiday season. If you're like me, then cheer up. It's almost over.
View ArticleThe X-Spot Year Fourteen: Sabbatical
As you’re probably aware, I haven’t spent that much time lately on this little corner of cyberspace I call home. Meatspace concerns have weighted down my time for research and writing, and have sapped...
View ArticleThe X-Spot: Year Fourteen
(Sigh!)I leave cyberspace for a year, and look what happens: a contentious US Presidential and Senate election, violence in the street, economic hardship, a seriously inept coup attempt, and, oh yeah,...
View ArticleYour Interests Are My Interests....Until They’re Not
In 2000, North Carolina lawmakers Luther Jordan and Thomas Wright introduced Senate Bill 787 to the state legislature. After its passage, the new law established a fact-finding commission that...
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