Stephen Hunter looks at the series of unfortunate events that unfolded which led to the disaster of the coronavirus pandemic response in the United States.
2020 Year in Review: Top 10 Articles from The Big Smoke America
Ta ta, 2020. What a year. The Big Smoke America is now five years old and has published over 2,100 articles and essays. Here are the Top 10 (+20 more) from 2020.
Why Are We Americans So Politically Stupid?
With 70% of Republicans still believing that the election was stolen, I’m wondering why we Americans are so politically dim.
As 400,000 Face Death, America Focuses on the Holidays
With 15 million cases, 200,000 deaths, and COVID running free in 48 states, I was asked what it’s like to live in this America. Well …
Reading in the Time of Cholera
With America on the cusp of another lockdown, reading will become the primary occupation for many. But what author suits the time we’re living in?
The Lower Depths
If there’s a personification of this bent election, it’d be “Dakota” Dave Andahl, a Republican killed by COVID-19 who later won the state in a blowout.
Don’t Laugh: Twelve Republicans Openly Support QAnon
While it’s easy to dismiss QAnon’s brand of nonsense, they have influence in Washington—Donald Trump is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Violence, Homophobia, and Misogyny: The Core Tenets of America’s Lost Boys
Today’s modern American domestic terrorists were influenced by the hypersexual, uber-violent, misogynist attitudes and images that were prevalent in the 1990s.
The U.S. Election Will Be Fought Over Facts … Both Versions of Them
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is not a battle between left and right, it’s a war over facts; what we know and how we know it.
Unknown Powers
Stephen Hunter wonders, “What presidential powers does Trump possess that we don’t even know about?” A valid concern as the next election approaches.