Radio journalist. Writer. History, media, science, culture, and the occasional absurdity. Archer’s Line: https://teapawt.net/t.co/pnVbPEh8qH. Opinions mine.
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Stacy Keach, RIP. He's more famous for lots of other things, but I remember him as the dad on Titus. hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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JUST IN: House Republicans stop effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth, turning aside resolution in near party-line vote.
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Only two Cabinet secretaries have ever been impeached. Pete Hegseth could become the third.
A short history of a very exclusive and very odd club.
If you don’t have time to read it, you can listen.
therobarcher.com/p/the-impea…
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Sell DC to Apple. cosmicbook.news/latcham-r-ra…
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I thought my radio personality was a way of hiding my anxiety.
Maybe it was the real me all along.
My essay, Hiding Behind the Microphone. Free to read or listen.
Comments and shares appreciated.
therobarcher.com/p/hiding-be…
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I made a living talking to thousands of strangers on the radio while being terrified of talking to one stranger at a party.
Anxiety is a peculiar thing.
My latest Archer's Line: Hiding Behind the Microphone.
therobarcher.com/p/hiding-be…
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Plans to demolish a historic home in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood are moving forward after the city’s Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a request to tear down the property connected to a landmark Supreme Court case involving gay rights. wsbradio.com/news/local/hist…
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Trust in national government is enduring a generation-long collapse. But there's some government people still trust -- local. And therein lies a fantastic opportunity for radio. therobarcher.com/p/we-really…
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Is the blue wave a political realignment or a repudiation of the leaders of the GOP?
History shows realignments can last for generations, but repudiations may last only until the next election or two.
I dug into the history of wave elections: therobarcher.com/p/a-permane…
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Tuesday's Democratic landslide was historic. But will it last?
1932 changed American politics for generations. The Republican Revolution of 1994 was a different story.
What history tells us about political waves.
therobarcher.com/p/a-permane…
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The most important election of our lifetime. Again.
Americans have heard that warning since at least 1805. Even a 1923 vote on road improvements got the treatment.
When every election is existential, do we eventually stop listening?
therobarcher.com/p/the-most-…
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In 1950s sci-fi movies, the government saved us from giant radioactive ants.
Today, most Americans don't trust Washington to do much of anything.
But local government and radio are another story.
My new Archer's Line: therobarcher.com/p/we-really…
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The clocks go back Sunday. Good.
We tried year-round daylight saving time in 1974. The dark winter mornings were so unpopular that Congress gave up.
Now people want to try again.
It's called winter. Get over it.
therobarcher.com/p/its-calle…
