(Satire Warning!) Anytown, USA On the surface John Everyman is just another quiet, but quirky neighbor. The 57 year old caucasian loves to sing in his church choir, listens to “non-offensive music” and gets excited about his Canasta and Bridge night.  While Mr. Everyman is ...read more

• By Frederic Poag
  Dec 20, 2018

In 1974 I was a proud member of the NRA. I was 12 years old and a bit of a hyperactive kid. Strangely, lying prone and perfectly still on a canvass mat and feeling my own breath move in and out as I prepared to squeeze the trigger and fire a .22 rifle at a small circular target ...read more

• By Rich Herschlag
  Nov 9, 2018

This quote is being circulated on social media from an unknown source and unknown time. Regardless of whether it emerged in the wake of the horrendous tragedy in Las Vegas that saw over 500 people maimed or murdered by Stephen Paddock, it perhaps perfectly encapsulates the ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

In today's epic show Ben and Michael talk about Ayahuasca, the plant medicine known as "The Vine of Death", whether it can cure humanity of our destructive tendencies and why you should (or shouldn't) do it. We also discuss real issue with firearms in the wake of the Las Vegas ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Oct 5, 2017

I've written many times about HA Goodman, the gadfly on the progressive movement.  Before he became Bagdad Bob for Bernie (as Bob Cesca so aptly put it), Goodman supported Rand Paul, Jim Webb and Martin O'Malley, all the while insisting that Clinton couldn't win the primary ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

Donald Trump tweets a lot. Some of it makes sense, much of it doesn't. Today's nugget of wisdom from the Commander in Chief however, may well be the weirdest, craziest tweet of his long and storied career as a deranged halfwit playing at being president: Some observations: 1. ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Oct 3, 2017

The Banter Long Read: Going after Sean Hannity is almost certainly a pointless task if your objective is to influence him or his viewers... To continue reading this article, please go here. You'll get unrestricted access to all our member's content, and your support directly goes ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Oct 3, 2017

Last night, the major late-night hosts - Seth Meyers, Conan O'Brien, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel - all opened their shows with statements memorializing the victims of the shooting, and urging Republican lawmakers to pass sensible gun control ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Oct 3, 2017

As the death toll in Las Vegas rises in the wake of a massacre that's killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more, it's impossible not to consider the reasons why these bloody events keep happening in America. There are countless factors at play here, obviously. Some of them are ...read more

• By Bob Cesca
  Nov 9, 2018

The Young Turks never met a Democrat they couldn't find fault with, since their Republican-funded network exists to sow dissent among the left. One of the worst offenders is Jordan Chariton, the thirty-one year-old "bro-gressive" reporter with the most punchable face this side ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

1. The media will cover the massacre relentlessly for 5-6 days, interviewing victims, bystanders and government officials. They will cover the vigils and dedicate the 24 hour news cycle to it for as long as people can stand it.  2. There will be vigils held around the country ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Even before we learned his name, it was already obvious from the media's refusal to call the attack in Las Vegas terrorism that the shooter was white and his political leanings were not immediately identifiable as liberal. It's the worst kept secret in America that "terrorism" ...read more

• By Justin Rosario
  Oct 2, 2017