Author: Tod Kelly
Stop Making Excuses for the Internet
It’s not just “a medium like any other medium.” It’s largely a terrible, terrible place, and it deserves to be called out on it.
Why the D’s should thank God Almighty for the R’s
A Fox interview is a great example of why one GOP candidate could really beat Hilary in a general AND why the GOP will never allow him to try.
On Killing My Mother
For those who are into such things: the story of how I decided to murder my mother, told live.
Scoreboard: Walker Edition
I will say this over and over till the cows come home: People just don’t support people they don’t like as a person, no matter how many times you tell them they will or should.
“Sorry, race has nothing at all to do with this.”
The NYPD Commissioner’s comments about the mistaken arrest of James Blake are a perfect microcosm of how white America deals with race in 2015.
“Why do we continue to trust these [people]?”
Wherein former speechwriter Barton Swain answers better than I why I cannot bring myself to trust the politicians that you think I should.
Sometimes Facebook creeps me out.
“Hello, R Tod Kelly. You have two messages, one poke, Tom Smith shared a picture, and I’m looking at you right now through your bedroom window.”
Donald Trump Is More Important — and Dangerous — than You Think
The question isn’t whether or not the Donald will lose. He will.
The question is to what degree he’ll take the rest of us along with him.
Tod’s Life Lessons For You to Hate On #3: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
Or: “I used to be really into Barry Manilow before he went all commercial.”
Probably a good benchmark of how far we’ve come.
Right to get married? Sure, fine. Right to equal access to shelter, employment and credit? Err….
Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God I’m… Wait, what?
You can take the master out of the planation, but…
My Irrevocable Break With the Democratic Party: The enemy of women good is winning perfect
Or: What does it mean, exactly, to be the party that supports women?
Donald Trump Laughs at Your Puny Human Horserace Coverage
After a week that would have signaled a quiet and embarrassed exit for any other candidate in the modern election era, Trump reigns supreme in the GOP field.
