The meme here from a reader. These really are five excellent sentences–for people who have no understanding of how the developed world became developed, and how the United States became the world’s super-power following the close of the Second World …
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Another clever reference to the ultimate disposition of Donald Trump. As readers know, I’m with Snoopy on this one.
A couple of points to be made in response to the meme: The major component of gas prices is the cost of crude on the world commodity markets, and U.S. presidents have a negligible effect on that. The people who …
I’m sorry to report that “the Donald Trump of Argentina” Javier Milei has won his country’s presidential election. Milei has all the earmarks of the world’s rising numbers of extreme right-wing leaders. He believes that climate change is a hoax …
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Here’s an article that says that, among young voters, Trump leads Biden in a hypothetical election between the two. I’m suspicious. Yes, I know that our educational system is failing, and that young people are less altruistic than they were …
Re: the meme here, Donna Schlesak writes: I’ve never wished anyone dead and I’m opposed to the death penalty, but I can’t say I’d be sorry. Imagine if Hitler died years before he did. So many millions wouldn’t have lost …
Fistfights at sporting events erupt spontaneously–even in the absence of provocative statements like the one this fellow is making. Now, this is a baseball game, so perhaps a brawl is a bit less likely here than had it been football …
I don’t think anyone of any political philosophy disputes that the United States is in trouble. When Donald Trump, facing 91 felony charges from four separate indictments, is the runaway leader in one of two parties, that qualifies as trouble …
Here we have the words of Monica Crowley, political commentator, lobbyist, and Fox News contributor. It seems, however, that she faces a few problems with her remarks here: The whole world watched the insurrection on live television. The U.S. House …
The meme here reminds me of all the people who say, of the Democrats’ platform, “It’s not enough to say you’re not Trump and offer no further benefits.” To which I’ve always replied, “I’m not so sure of that.” In …
