Craig Calcaterra

Stop scapegoating the mentally ill

Tuesday’s mass murder of 19 children and two teachers in Texas has caused a lot of people to grope for answers and explanations. A lot of them are doing so in a highly disingenuous manner.

General, Personal, Politics, Science, Writing

The 1990s and Disappointed Idealism

I talked about UFOs for five minutes and it made me think about how I felt 25 years ago

Pandemic Diary, Politics, Science

Philip Derrow is back on his bullshit

Last August the New Albany, Ohio school board refused to impose a mask mandate. Given that my kids go to New Albany schools this, quite understandably, bugged me. I usually don’t attend school board meetings but upon reviewing the video of the most recent one, it became pretty clear that school board member Philip Derrow […]

Law, Politics

The Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

As a result of this verdict, there will no doubt be more Kyle Rittenhouses

Sports, Writing

Urban Meyer: It’s time to own your R!

Three years ago my kids’ school system adopted a motivational philosophy known as “E + R = O.” It stands for “Events + Response = Outcomes.” It’s designed, essentially, to be a personal responsibility tool which says “we can control how things go based on our responses to external events.” The action item based on […]

Law, Personal, Politics, Science

My night at the school board meeting

I went and did a democracy.

General, Pandemic Diary, Personal, Politics, Science

UPDATE: School Board Member is Censured for Equating Masks with Holocaust; Deletes Tweets

Philip Derrow styles himself a man of reason and intellect. In reality, he’s spreading the worst kind of COVID misinformation and trafficking in the most offense of tropes.

General

Social Media Accounts and Tweets of Philip Derrow from August 15, 2021

This post contains documentation of the information set forth in the article, “School Board Member Equates Masks with Holocaust” published on August 26, 2021. Social Media Accounts of Philip Darrow Below is a comparison of the Facebook identity of Philip Derrow, which is confirmed as that of the New Albany, Ohio Board of Education […]