For as long as I can remember, the Republican Party has always laid claim to the mantel of being the party of morality and that vast assortment of social mores that constitute “traditional American values.” To be sure, they weren’t… Read More ›
2016 Presidential Election
Extremism Begets Extremism: Why The GOP’s Fear Mongering Around Terrorism Makes Everyone Less Safe
Against my better judgement, and any consideration of my mental wellbeing, I have watched virtually every minute of this year’s Republican National Convention.What I have seen has not disappointed so far as spectacle is concerned, but has managed to calcify… Read More ›
Canned Heat: How Pro Wrestling Can Shed Light On Hillary’s Campaign Woes
Hillary Clinton is Roman Reigns. Now, I would hope that, for the select few of you who are reading this who are both political junkies and pro wrestling fans, a lightbulb brighter than the Ultimate Warrior’s fluorescent face paint just… Read More ›
Broken Promises & Bald-Faced Lies: Clinton & Sanders Stumble Their Way Towards Support From HIV/AIDS Advocates
Under most circumstances, it would have been hard to begrudge Hillary Clinton too much for saying a few nice things about Nancy Reagan at her funeral earlier this year. Regardless of your feelings towards either woman, it is usually considered good… Read More ›
Race Based Red Baiting: Why The Right Wing Pegs President Obama As A Communist
Over the past 7 years, the splenetic rage that has been nurtured by the political right in America against President Obama has splintered off into a number of separate, but not mutually exclusive, strands that highlight the various issues driving… Read More ›
Sentiment Over Substance: How Presidential Candidates Talk About Addiction Without Saying Much Of Anything
It happened at the beginning of the New Hampshire Forum on Addiction and the Heroin Epidemic, well before the 5 mid-card presidential candidates who participated in the event showed up to speak. About halfway through the morning portion of the… Read More ›
Brain Surgery Would Have Been Easier: Ben Carson’s Struggles With Foreign Policy
On the morning of September 5th, 1987, a brilliant young neurosurgeon named Ben Carson stood over the motionless, butterflied bodies of the 7-month old Binder boys at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Surrounded by an extensive team comprised of some of the… Read More ›
We Have Nothing To Fear But Trump Himself
Middle of Nowhere, North Georgia ain’t a bad place to be on a Monday night for an itinerant traveler. Provided you’re near a highway, there’s nothing you’re going to want for that you couldn’t stand to go a night without…. Read More ›
I Want To Provide Independent Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries, But I Need Your Help
Since I started Virally Suppressed over three and a half years, I have done my utmost to provide my readers with investigative journalism and sociopolitical commentary that is engaging, enlightening and empathic. I have probably failed in this endeavor about… Read More ›
Say It Ain’t So Joe: The Unfortunate Prospect of a Biden Presidential Campaign
Up until today, the Republican and Democratic presidential primary fields were a study in contrasts. On the right, you had a raucous melange of hyper-conservative ideologues, religious extremists and political would-be-kings vociferously bickering on national TV, all of whom seemed… Read More ›
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