By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The leading candidates in next year’s presidential sweepstakes are two octogenarians, or close to it, that most Americans find are too old for the job. The current president, if he wins re-election would be 87 while the former president would be 83 when leaving office in 2029.  According to a recent

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: A viral post attributed to country music singer Hank Williams Jr. portends to encourage people to live and let live. Reading between the lines, it also has a darker side that takes the right-wing mantra of being oppressed and being reduced to second-class citizenship.  Williams’s Facebook post shares a long-winded quote

By Johnny Trlica  Commentary: “You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension — a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into the Twilight Zone!â€Â  Correction: Make

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It’s been said that just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. While you may in general just worry too much, many marginalized groups are starting to recognize that the G.O.P. really is trying to harm them. Their actions speak volumes.   LGBTQ+  There was a plethora

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “It was the third of June, another sleepy dusty delta day,†or something like that.  Birthdays (July 7) are a time of reflection and my 67th finds me looking back on my life. One of the things I recall is my memory of my first and last date with a girl. 

By Johnny Trlica Opinion: There are two sides to every story and sometimes a coincidence is not just a coincidence. The story of what happened in June of 1969 has been told innumerable times. The facts are that on the afternoon of June 27, Judy Garland’s funeral was held in New York City. Later that

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It is on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and pins with six simple words: “We’re not perfect, but they’re nuts.†The Democratic Party began using the phrase several years ago to raise money, but little did they realize how prophetic those words would become. The opposition party is nuts!  Right-wingers have lost their

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Business owners who hawk their own products are taking risks. Often, the owner is not the best person to sell a product, especially if they are unlikeable and tend to get on one’s last nerve. What’s worse is when a merchant invokes God as a reason to buy from them. Using

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The Pride Festival has been canceled, according to Pride Houston 365, but are appearances in the Pride Parade by drag queens on the chopping block now? They are if Republicans in the Texas legislature have their way. According to the Texas Tribune, Republican Texas lawmakers have filed around three dozen bills

The new faces of the GOP  By Johnny Trlica  Commentary: If silence is complicity, one of our nation’s political parties seems to have had its lips sewn together. When a certain U.S. Senator from Florida is accused of human trafficking a minor for sex, all we hear are crickets from his side of the aisle.