There are so many terrifying elements of American life today that it’s hard to find one that stands out above the rest. And, to be sure, our choices in this matter depend on our lives’ circumstances. If I had lost a …
The Gunning Down of Our Children Is an Unavoidable Fact of American Life Read More »
The more that’s revealed about the depraved character and monumental stupidity of Herschel Walker, and the longer Republicans continue to pour obscene amounts of money into his campaign, the more clearly we understand what’s happening here. The GOP will do …
Voltaire said, “If God had not existed, it would have been necessary to invent Him.” Whether this is a thinly veiled reference to atheism, or a statement that the existence of God is a necessary condition to human morality, no …
Every word that (Give ‘Em Hell) Harry Truman wrote here is true, and the message resonated with most people of the time. That’s because Americans in the mid-20th Century were far more reasonable people than they are today. Our parents …
The only thing we know for certain about these five facts about Brian Dahle, apparently a California gubernatorial hopeful, is that the last one is incorrect. No one about whom the first four facts are true could get anywhere near …
Trump Supporters Can Win Gubernatorial Races, But Not in California Read More »
As shown here, there are elements of our U.S. culture that other people find weird, to put it kindly. And obviously, a long queue for drive-through coffee isn’t the only bizarre aspect to life here. People in countries around the …
The language in the meme here is ambiguous, and I have to guess deliberately so. What does “move the needle” actually mean? Causing more than 5% to change their votes? Impossible. Like many of the midterm races, Wisconsin’s senate contest …
Here in the U.S. the most remarkable thing about the times in which we live is the fact that almost half our nation simply cannot see the truth in the meme here. For perhaps 55% of us, it’s as obvious …
Trump Looks Perfectly Sane (and Honest) to Almost Half of Americans Read More »
The author of the meme at left suggests that Trump is simply going to fade away as people come to realize that they’ve been conned, the legal noose tightens slowly around the former president’s neck, and congresspeople, one by one, …
The answer, of course, is “hater on a grater” (though someone suggested “grifter on a sifter”). If you’ve come across these rhyme-memes, you know that they can be fun. My problem with this one is that, while Trump is a …
Yes, Trump Is a Hater, But That’s Just the Start Read More »
