Author: Alan Webber
A CANDID REFLECTION OF AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
In the United States, our political structure is dominated by two major parties, Republicans and Democrats. While alternative parties such as the Green Party or the Libertarian Party exist, they rarely achieve meaningful traction…
MY PERSONAL ODYSSEY
During an endocrinologist appointment in April of 2024, I weighed a svelte 320 pounds – the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life. I say svelte with the kind of irony only someone hauling…
THE LATE CONVERSION OF THE PRESS:
How the Media Finally Admitted What Everyone Already Knew About Biden In a rare act of self-flagellation—perhaps the first recorded instance of the media beating itself with a rolled-up copy of The Washington…
HOW CAN TRADITIONAL DEMOCRATS STILL SUPPORT THIS RADICAL AGENDA
For generations, many Americans voted Democrat out of a deep belief in working-class values, civil rights, freedom of religion, and care for the vulnerable. But today’s Democratic Party has morphed into something nearly unrecognizable…
BLOOD IN THE INK
Excerpt from my recently published book Prologue– It Speaks to Me October 1897. Slains Castle, North Yorkshire. I came here to write the finishing chapters of Dracula. The early drafts had…
JAKE TAPPER DISCOVERS THE TRUTH…YEARS TO LATE
I recently saw a headline last Monday that caught my eye: “Jake Tapper declares Biden White House lied about ‘cheap fakes’ after CNN peddled narrative in 2024.” Oh, ya think, Captain Obvious?…
RAY’S LAST PITCH
I stopped by the hospital one Saturday afternoon to sit with my grandfather, Ray. He had been in a coma for three days, and at 102 years old, he wasn’t expected to live much…
THE PARTY OF “FOR AND AGAINST”: A LEGACY OF POLITICAL CONTRADICTIONS
To quote John Kerry’s infamous gaffe during the 2004 presidential campaign: “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.” He was referencing a supplemental appropriation for military operations in…
THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO IS IN THE ARENA
This past week, while Bruce Springsteen was trashing President Trump from a European stage, and California Governor Gavin Newsom was blaming his state’s economic collapse on Trump, and former FBI Director Jim Comey was…
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