Craig Calcaterra

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 […]

General, Law, Politics

Gambling with Cultists

Two men were fed up with election conspiracy theories so they challenged the cultists to put their money where their mouths were.

Law, Personal, Travel, Writing

AMERICA’S BEST SUBURB

You know you’ve reached New Albany when, about ten miles east of Columbus, you see the white paddock fence running along the freeway. It runs along most of the streets, around the schools and businesses too. Most paddock fences keep horses in. The people who live in New Albany can afford horses if they want […]

Law, Politics

The Insurrection

A violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. It was an act of sedition.

Personal, Politics

Early voting in Franklin County, Ohio: quick, easy, and confidence-inspiring

I voted today. I could not be happier with how things went. Despite a massive spike in early voting, the Franklin County Board of Elections had the man-and-woman power, the resources, and the technology in place to deal with it. It should be like that everywhere.

All, Politics

The Proud Boys come to New Albany

My first-hand report of the Proud Boys march through New Albany, Ohio on October 3, 2020. If this group of drunk-ass losers is the best the far right has, the far right is in deep trouble.

Pandemic Diary

The Pandemic Diary: Trump has COVID

One can make the abject denial of the need for health and safety protocols a plank in one’s political platform, but viruses do not care about such things.