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Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. “Memortality” is his debut novel on Pace Press, set for release Feb. 1, 2017.
An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book “Fresno Growing Up,” a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books. His next non-fiction work, “Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street,” is scheduled for release in June.
For the past two years, the editor has served as managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian, and is also a columnist for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson and cats Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail.
Ruminations and provocations.
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Faith is just another word for loyalty, and one with similarly positive connotations – except for one small detail: Blind faith is never a good idea. Putting your faith in the wrong person can be disastrous. And Trump was definitely the wrong person.
Read MoreIf anyone doubts Republicans want a dictatorship, all you have to do is look at their actions. They’re using 10 keys to fascism in the hope, conscious or not, of unlocking a future where they and they alone are in power. It’s not just Trump’s big lie about the stolen election or the Jan. 6 insurrection. Those are just two of at least 10 elements in a strategy to dismantle American democracy and replace it with its antithesis.
Read MoreThere’s something more than politics to this. Giuliani, McConnell, Graham, Hawley, and Cruz all have one thing in common — other than being Trumpian sycophants, that is.
Read MoreRemember those memes with George W. Bush smiling and waving, captioned “Miss me yet?” There was even a billboard of it. Senators like Mitch McConnell, who are adept at playing the long game, haven’t shifted their focus from pleasing their corporate cash-cow donors by serving up policies that squeeze the 99 percent.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever had your home burglarized (I have), you know what that feels like. You feel vulnerable and traumatized and sick to your stomach. You feel like the one place where you’re supposed to feel safe has been compromised: your house. Now the People’s House has been compromised, has been invaded. And all our enemies — the Russians, the Chinese, the Iranians — saw exactly how easy it was.
Read MoreThe corporate elite that ran the GOP pre-Trump went along because they had a political gun to their head. But the moment Trump started firing blanks by losing the election, the old guard was more than willing to seize power directly once again. Enter Mitch McConnell, their leader, to do their bidding.
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