Tag Archives: Mark Valentine

Valentine: Brexit vs. The ‘News’ Media

Five months ago, I wrote about “The End Of Europe” We’e not quite there yet, but the U.K. voting itself out of the E.U. ( Brexit) took us closer. We could talk about what comes next. We can talk about the financial … Continue reading

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Valentine: Time to Rethink Capitalism, Kids

Don’t call Bernie Sanders a socialist… The Democratic presidential candidate is a Democratic Socialist. When you try to look that up, you will find that it pretty much only ends up on sites about Bernie Sanders. At first, it seems … Continue reading

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Valentine: An American Cliff Hanger

If we shot a picture of the world from the heart of America six weeks into the new year, it would seem like an unlikely scene from a bad movie… In the foreground, the election process is in full swing. … Continue reading

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Valentine: Ho, Ho, Ho!

‘Twas the night before Christmas And all through Crown Center The shops were all closed and it felt just like winter The Mayor’s tree was lit in a holiday glow And the ice rink was empty, but ready to go. … Continue reading

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Valentine: Connecting The Wrong Dots

Death comes in threes… A lot of people believe that anyway. They link three deaths together and say, “See? I told you.” Truthfully, the only real thing that usually links those deaths is the person’s beliefs. They connect dots that … Continue reading

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Valentine: Local Chef Renee Kelly Debuts on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’

Kansas City has really good taste… It surprises people when Kansas City comes out on top. Frankly, it even surprises us. So this is fair warning, Kansas City is going to have a Top Chef on The Bravo Network. “Top … Continue reading

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Valentine: The Trouble With Judging Historical Figures Out of Context

Ivy League students at Princeton University are protesting… They want Woodrow Wilson’s name removed from university’s buildings. Because the attitudes he had 100 years ago are clearly racist by today’s standards. He was president of Princeton in 1903 and a two … Continue reading

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Valentine: Trump Sends a Signal to America

Washington pundits have spent a lot of time talking about Donald Trump… They all seem to agree that his support is based on anger towards the government. They all seem to agree that he’s not a “normal” politician. They all … Continue reading

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Valentine: The Clear & Present Threat of Jack-O-Lanterns

Here’s a serious warning from the U.S. Department of Energy… Jack-O-Lanterns are contributing to global warming. Sound like a bad Halloween joke? of course it does. And while most of us wonder who sets priorities for this Federal Department, some … Continue reading

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Valentine: Diogenes 2015

The Rolling Stone story about a brutal campus gang rape turned out to be false… As it unravels, more reporters are saying how easy it would have been to find this out before they made the accusations that caused so much … Continue reading

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Valentine: Double Edged Logic

From President Obama‘s first day in office to the current news cycle, Democrats have accused anyone who disagrees with his policies as being racist… This week, Dick Durbin, the second highest ranking Democratic member of the Senate, called Republicans racists from the senate … Continue reading

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Valentine: Our Hope Lost

A mostly White America elected its first black president… Remember the term “post-racial?” It was our hope. Six years later, racial tensions are higher than before President Obama took office. “Hands up.  Don’t shoot.” It has become a national protest slogan … Continue reading

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Valentine: Kansas City 5th Worst Run City in America

Kansas City just made it to another Top Cities in America list… Wallet Hub has declared KC as the 5th worst run city in the country. They judged 65 of the most populated U.S. cities on three key expenditures. The … Continue reading

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Sutherland: Dwight D. Administers a Little Corporal Punishment to You-Know-Who

We’ve seen a masterful exposition of expertise on the Middle East in response to my post on George Packer‘s appearance at UMKC re ISIS and Mark Valentine‘s post on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress… I’m speaking, of course, … Continue reading

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Valentine: Netanyahu Visit Unmasks Petty Congressional Politics

Who do they really represent ? Washington was abuzz over Israel prime minister Netanyahu. He came to speak against the deal with Iran. He was invited by the Congress, not the White House. And his speech contained elements that were stark and … Continue reading

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Valentine: Cowardly Cartoonist Cheap Shots Republicans

It’s hard to talk politics… Somebody will not like you forever. And what you can get away with saying among friends is different than the things you might say around strangers. For example, never make your political opinion obvious in a … Continue reading

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Valentine: Dear Activist

Dear Activist, I don’t have much interest in political movements and science blended together. Politics and the desire for public money corrupts science. It’s not much different now than when The Pope declared the earth to be flat and anyone who … Continue reading

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Valentine: Chocolate Ale Season Sweeping the Cowtown

Kansas City has any number of annual events that are anticipated by anxious fans… The list is impressively long, which makes for a great town. The Royals season opener, Plaza Lighting, American Royal, St. Patrick’s Day Parade all make that list. And there’s a new … Continue reading

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Valentine: The Cost of Higher Education

Higher education is so expensive… Our leaders all express concern over student debt. Condoleezza Rice said access to education is, ”the civil rights struggle of our day.” President Obama says we should tax “The Rich” to pay for Community College … Continue reading

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Valentine: Jimmy Kimmel Screws Up Declaring OK Joe’s KC’s Best BBQ

Jimmy Kimmel called out Kansas City in a good, but almost alien way… “I would also like to welcome our viewers from KMBC in Kansas City,” Kimmel said Monday night. “We are now on an hour early. They used to … Continue reading

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