Author: David Todd McCarty

David Todd McCarty is a writer, journalist, director, photographer, and designer. You can follow him on Twitter @davidtmccarty or on Mastodon at https://newsie.social/web/@Davidtoddmccarty.

Is Mastodon The Future Of Social Media?

David Todd McCarty- November 10, 2022

With tech giants like Meta and Twitter in a free fall, is the future of social media a decentralized platform no one really owns? It’s ... Read More

The Death of Privacy In America

David Todd McCarty- May 4, 2022

Privacy is foundational to civil rights and the basis for liberty in a free and open society Tuesday, May 3, 2022 The right to privacy ... Read More

America Sits At The Nexus of Fear, Rage, and Despair

David Todd McCarty- May 3, 2022

There is no part of American society that has escaped the terror, fury, and sorrow that has engulfed our daily lives There have been a few ... Read More

Book Banning Is Only The Tip Of The Spear

David Todd McCarty- February 23, 2022

The radical Right is turning to the levers of local government in their culture war for white Christian supremacy By David Todd McCarty | Tuesday, ... Read More

There’s Something About Mary

David Todd McCarty- November 25, 2021

On this day of Thanksgiving, we can no longer turn a blind eye to those who lack everything simply because we feel blessed by God. ... Read More

End Of An Era

David Todd McCarty- November 4, 2021

State Senate President Steve Sweeney Upset By Unknown Truck Driver By David Todd McCarty | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Senate President Steve Sweeney, the second ... Read More

The Shocking Kindness Of Ted Lasso

David Todd McCarty- October 4, 2021

The idea that kindness would be so surprisingly fashionable in this angry, spiteful period of human history, surprised everyone. Hannah Waddingham, the veteran British actress ... Read More

Your Objections To Development Are Counter-Productive

David Todd McCarty- October 4, 2021

The objections to most real estate development are too often misguided and ill-informed, leading to an unintended effect. By David Todd McCarty | Monday, October ... Read More

Mary, Covered In Roses

David Todd McCarty- June 7, 2021

Who are we, that we can so easily turn away in response to pain and need and sorrow, with the taste of death so fresh ... Read More

Death And Taxes: The Right’s Last Stand

David Todd McCarty- April 12, 2021

Within the quasi-religious fervor that is Trump’s Republican Party, the last remaining vestige of ideology centers around the paradox between the sanctity of life, the ... Read More