Song and Dance
Everyone’s a little bit / Racist sometimes. / Doesn’t mean we go around committing / Hate crimes. / Look around and / You will...
Willful Neglect or Voter Suppression?
The botched federal response to COVID-19 and diehard anti-maskers have all but ensured that voters will have to cast their November 3 presidential ballots in...
Panther Island Crawling Back?
The past few years have been unforgiving for Panther Island, the $1.17 billion flood control project and upscale development headed by the Tarrant Regional...
White Customer, Black Trespasser
Laws are funny business. What appears like protecting the peace to one person may seem yet another example of institutionalized racism to another. It...
The Coming Big Chill
Being 63, I just made it under the wire to have “OK, Boomer” shade thrown at me by Gen Zers. In 1969, that hallowed...
Protesters Call for Compassionate Release of Carswell Prisoners
The all-female Federal Medical Center-Carswell recently received national attention following the COVID-19-related deaths of three inmates. At its peak, more than 500 inmates were stricken with the...
Are We Free Without Justice?
First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,...
Mask On, Mask Off
The phone call in late June went something like this: “Hello, Mr. Gorman. I want to tell you something,” and then the woman on...
Police Group Snubs Meeting with Protesters
Members of the Fort Worth Black Law Enforcement Officers Association may be confused about why they canceled Saturday’s meeting with local protest leaders. That...
Fear of “Frivolous” COVID Lawsuits Misplaced?
In last week’s Static, Annie Spilman of the National Federation of Independent Business unleashed more emotional adjectives — “greedy” and “opportunistic” trial lawyers and...
