A frequent commenter wrote a long and eloquent response, refuting one of my posts on the Trump presidency. I respond: It’s funny; I have a friend on Facebook, my old friend Steve Vachss, who, like you, is a smart guy …
Here are a few concepts we should be keeping in mind at this surreal point in U.S. history. There is a large and growing list of Congresspeople calling for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, as it’s clear he …
If you’re trying to determine the legitimacy of Scott Pruitt (pictured) as the new Administrator of the EPA, this video is for you. Warning: this footage is beyond disturbing; it’s disgusting. The appointment of a lawyer who receives huge sums …
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Peril (Understatement) Read More »
According to Writer’s Almanac, hosted and edited by Garrison Keillor, (February 22 was) the birthday of the first president of the United States, George Washington, born in the Colony of Virginia (1732)… Washington served as president for eight years. In his …
“Pretended Patriotism” — Choice Words from George Washington Read More »
Here’s a subject on which a great deal has been written over the last few months: how do we explain the fact that Trump’s actions that most U.S. voters deem as patently deceitful and un-American have caused such a relatively …
Many Trump Supporters Standing Firm, Theories Abound Read More »
We use the term “unsustainable” a great deal here, referring to processes that lack the potential to continue indefinitely into the future. Normally, we mean processes that have some bearing on environmental justice; things like consumption of fossil fuels or …
David Brooks: “What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like” Read More »
Before I introduce this video, let me state the obvious: IMO, we’re living a national nightmare with Trump in the White House, and it grows more intense with each passing day. Now, if it were just I who had that …
A commenter notes on the U.S. government leak that cost National Security Adviser Michael Flynn his job: It’s interesting to see the left cheering on the intelligence community, thus abandoning its principles when doing so helps them achieve their agenda.
I know I’ll take some heat for this, but here’s an article in Cincinnati.com, part of the USA Today network, in which Mark P. Painter, a retired judge (pictured), a Republican who served on the bench for 30 years, discusses the …
Is Trump’s Presidency Unraveling Before Our Eyes? Read More »
For those too young to remember, The Smothers Brothers had a popular television comedy show in the 1960s, noteworthy among other things as the first bit of mainstream media that openly poked fun at the U.S. president. Here’s a letter …