Sean MarquisSt Valentine’s Day Massacre 1929 and Again in 2017 and America No Longer Gives a Rat’s Ass, or Does…On February 14th, 1929 Al Capone’s men gunned down 7 members of rival George “Bugs” Moran’s gang. They “were lined up against a whitewashed…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Sean MarquisHalloween is coming and There’s a Monster in the Castle; Sharpen the Pitchforks and Light the…The 1930’s-40’s produced numerous (now classic) horror movies that have given us many tropes. A fairly common plot to these films was that…Oct 13, 2017Oct 13, 2017
Sean MarquisA Racist, Classist Policy by Any Other Name Would Be…Well, the RAISE ActThe Republican’s new immigration policy presented by Donald Trump brazenly panders to racism by outright stating that reducing immigration…Aug 8, 2017Aug 8, 2017
Sean MarquisThank You, Donald TrumpThe New York Times published a column back in April in which they openly wondered if there were “positive things” we were missing about…Jul 19, 2017Jul 19, 2017
Sean MarquisDonald Trump, Republican AlbatrossIn the poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner a sailor kills an albatross and the rest of the ship’s crew is upset because they thought the…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Sean MarquisHarry Potter, Voldemort, the Nazis, and Donald Trump’s Republican “Blood Purity” Authoritarianism —…J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series spans seven books totaling over 4,000 pages. It is a fantastical story full of magic and adventure and…Feb 19, 2017Feb 19, 2017
Sean MarquisWhat Could Have Stopped Hitler? A General Strike. The Same Could Stop TrumpAdolf Hitler was appointed German Chancellor by Reich President Paul Von Hindenburg on January 30th, 1933. At that time, the Chancellor…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017