Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture

Dysfunctional Democrats and Trump is the big winner of the Iowa Caucus; KPI dehumanization; Black media dissed on the Red Carpet; and Kobe Bryant's legacy in context.

Impeachment or a second term for Trump? Democratic debate candidates dropping out and what about young voters? Who will they choose? 

Impeachment...Why bother if its outcome is prearranged?Whatever comes out of this presidential impeachment, it will not move the needle on Trump's supporting base. But is the size of his base fabricated? 

Why, why, why does Trump dominate the news? This week spans Iran and our dependency on oil; Fossil Fuels; double standards of Immigration; and the alleged rape of a newspaper columnist. Despite calling the Media traitors, seems they're the ones to profit from the constant news cycles churned by the 45th POTUS.

When will the American love affair with firearms finally be challenged? Maybe not in my lifetime. Where's the diversity in the Democratic Party frontrunners? Is it Right to Life or Hypocrisy?

Barbaric restrictions and an overturn of Roe V. Wade proposed in severals states. Over which rights of a man's body do women have a say? Trump's Immigration plan would have denied entry to his own family and that of Pence, Kushner, Miller and the Knavs; and how far is to far in the Jeremy Kyle-style talk shows?

Impeach Trump? Would it be a pointless exercise with unintended consequences? Free public college tuition from presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren; and is 90-Day Fiancé, a slight on real immigrants battling the hostile system.

Is Julian Assange a crusading journalist or a traitor and is he unstoppable? More than 300 jurisdictions across the U.S. are considered immigration sanctuaries - but where will undocumented immigrants go once Trump releases them there? Measles - will this airborne disease epidemic affect your life?

Budget proposals cut food stamps, conservation and public housing repairs - is that who America is? Trumps strategy is insanity masquerading as foreign policy, and the upcoming election focus for The Democratic Party seems to be in all the wrong places.  

Trump tells the US nation he sees no threat from white nationalism even after 50 Muslims die in tragic New Zealand massacre by self-proclaimed Supremacist. The legalization of recreational Weed is growing - should past convictions be expunged? And how does your TV cable subscription stand up for value and content compared to streaming outlets?