The Jazprose Diaries

The Truth in Minneapolis Is Hidden in the Boston Massacre

From Crispus Attucks to Alex Pretti, Americans still can’t agree on when law enforcement is allowed to open fire on protesters, even though the law is…

Feb 1 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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January 2026

Tired of the Daily Upset? Sing, Sing, Sing!

There's something missing from the growing protests against ICE and the upside-down world of America's new global gangsterism. Music.

Jan 11 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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December 2025

Can Pope Leo XIV’s Recent Call for Hope Undo the Damage of Barack Obama’s?

The less than historic presidency of the nation’s first Black president ushered in a dark age the new pope has decided to confront.

Dec 29, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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Kids Still Say the Darnedest Things

And whether funny or sad, life still makes the darnedest impression on them, and Anthony Rizzuto's photos make that perfectly clear..

Dec 7, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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November 2025

Is It Time to Lower the Age of Consent?

Epstein thought so. Now that others have chimed in, maybe it's time to debate the wisdom of making 14 & 15 year-olds sexually legal.

Nov 23, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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What The Media Failed to Say about the Shooting of a Virginia School Teacher by a 6-Year-Old Boy

The backstory behind the trial's split screen reveals a troubling racial context the media prefers to ignore.

Nov 14, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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October 2025

When Divine Light Comes Calling

How an album of baroque music by Wynton Marsalis and Kathleen Battle became a catalyst for a surprising moment that triggered the musical equivalent of…

Oct 19, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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Why Jamie Lee Curtis Is Still Not Dead Yet

Stalked, attacked, and killed twice in the 'Halloween' slasher movies, the actor and many others her age and older have found new life by reinventing…

Oct 11, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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September 2025

Don't Look Now, But You're Being Watched

A lesson from Isak Dinesen's 'Out of Africa' shows up in the lives of news anchors Felicia Jeter and Belva Davis, and cello-playing deacon Chester…

Sep 28, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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What Would Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Say about the Trouble We're In?

As America wrestles with polarization in the run up to its 250th anniversary, we can learn a lot from the films of Robert Redford about who we are and…

Sep 21, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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'Hamilton' and the Rise of the Cheeky Americans

The hip-hop musical finally makes it to the big screen. But will it be enough to bring heart to an increasingly heartless America?

Sep 6, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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August 2025

Why the Slut-Shaming of Jack Kerouac's Black Lover Still Matters

After the Beat Generation writer trashed her in a novel, Alene Lee found revenge in an anonymity that stands as a cautionary tale for today's America.

Aug 22, 2025 • Andrew Jazprose Hill

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