Remembering Ivor Leclerc By Nate Thayer May 18, 2017 While perusing through my files and papers I came across a handwritten copy of an eulogy I delivered at the memorial service in May 1999 for my step father, Ivor Leclerc, held at the National Cathedral Church in Washington D.C. I found stapled to my handwritten three […]
Musings on the Excellent Name Astrid, Matt Dillon, Hollywood, & Serial Killers
A conversation with a Hollywood heart throb’s assistant Random musings on Swedish names, Pol Pot, Hollywood, and serial killers By Nate Thayer April 26, 2017 This week I was invited to attend a gala event by a Hollywood movie star. It was important and fun, to boot. But the communications swirling around before, during, and […]
Combat war reporter Bill O’Reilly, Fox News, & Lies: How they abuse women & journalism
More from the Bill O’Reilly diaries of doing things he never did, seeing things he never did, in places he never was, and claiming he is something he isn’t, when he is not claiming he never did the things he did do, continued… By Nate Thayer April 21, 2017 This Bill O’Reilly soap opera, like […]
Freelance Journalism: Robot sex poll reveals I Got Invited–then disinvited–as guest on Huffington Post TV
Robot Sex Poll Reveals Huffington Post Uses Slave Plantation Economic Business Model to Convince Writers to Work for No Pay: “You Should be Grateful We Let You be Our ‘House Negro’ or You’d be Picking Cotton in the Fields With the Rest of the Slaves” (This story was published four years ago today on an […]
The Ghosts of Quality Journalism Past: The Far Eastern Economic Review Remembered
The Ghosts of Quality Journalism Past: The Far Eastern Economic Review Remembered By Nate Thayer April 3, 2017 (This is a revised version of an article first published in 2014) I have always loathed the fact that print journalists almost never control what ends up as the headline blaring over the articles we pen. Invariably, […]
Conversations with an American Nazi
My pal, Lamont, makes common ground with the deplorables Part of a continuing series of chitchats from the forbidden corners of U.S. political beliefs and polite society The series includes “Conversations with the still-married-but-not-to-me-girlfriend”, “Conversations with the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan”, and “Conversations with my pal, my dog Lamont.” Here is the first of “Conversation with […]
The Untouchable: KKK Wizard threatens witnesses to murder attempt
The Untouchable Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan White supremacist wages campaign of threats and intimidation against witnesses in upcoming attempted murder trial By Nate Thayer March 9, 2017 Before Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Christopher Barker was arrested for attempted murder, a federal court warned if he violated his probation one more […]
Internal Ku Klux Klan mutiny may spell collapse of extremist white power group
Entire leadership of Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan resign after top leader charged with attempted murder of fellow Klansmen A rare equivalent of a White Nationalist Fatwa was issued by a secretive body of elders from 16 different Klan groups excommunicating LWK Imperial Wizard Christopher Barker By Nate Thayer February 27, 2017 The […]
Travels With LBJ: “Son, if you do it again, I will poison your soup”
Random Memories of my Father Travels With LBJ: “Son, if you do this again, I am going to poison your soup.” By Nate Thayer January 24, 2017 My father, Harry Thayer, died this past Saturday January 21, after a full, well-lived, and important life. In the few days and long hours since he left on […]
Thoughts on dying: My father died a beautiful death today
Thoughts on dying: My father died a beautiful death today By Nate Thayer January 21, 2017 My father died at 5:53 PM Eastern Standard Time today. It was, as far as dying goes, a beautiful death. I visited him for two hours this afternoon and, like each of the last 18 days since January 3 when […]
On the importance of teachers
A tribute to Mrs. Horton. May every child be so lucky By Nate Thayer December 16, 2016 If one is lucky in life, they were blessed, during the awkwardness of adolescence, when one transitions from child to adult, with the talents and love of a special teacher who thought, in turn, that child, too, was special. I […]
Calls to the KKK Hotline After the U.S. Elections: A portrait of Polarization
Race Relations After the U.S. Presidential Elections By Nate Thayer November 13, 2016 Below are a select group of calls to the 1-800 hotline telephone of a Ku Klux Klan faction in the days since the U.S. presidential elections. Full warning: If you are offended by foul language and unexpurgated vitriolic hate, please do NOT […]
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