Category Archives: Politics

Last week President Trump and Vice-President Pence delivered speeches at the United Nations on successive days. Nobody seems to realize it yet, but this changes everything. Public reactions ranged from sneering dismissal to outrage. Why? Because they said things every … Continue reading →

Well we’re three-quarters of the way through the first year of the Officially Worst President Ever Who Will Bring About the Apocalypse. Or at least that’s what you’d think from all the overblown rhetoric flying around. “How did this happen?” … Continue reading →

“Be nice. Until it’s time not to be nice.” Patrick Swayze, Road House Oh my, everyone seems all a-Twitter about the president’s feud with the media. “Greatest Liar, idiot, schmuck, thug, goon, unbalanced, like somebody pooping their pants,” said Joe … Continue reading →

Well it happened again. Something I’ve run into from time to time starting in college. Apropos of something I forget I remarked that after the catastrophic collapse of socialism worldwide in the late 1980s early ‘90s I thought socialism would … Continue reading →

Dear America, Well the most bitterly contested election in recent memory is past and we have a new president-elect. This was followed immediately by riots, calls to abolish the Electoral College, petitions to have the Electoral College overturn the election, … Continue reading →

Well this most contentious election in recent memory is over, and I’ll say it turned out kind of like I expected. That is, I voted for Gary Johnson because I wanted to encourage the third party movement but had no … Continue reading →

I write this a day before Election Day. It will go to press the day after. There are three possible outcomes: Trump wins, Clinton wins, or we have a contested election. That last one is in my opinion the worst … Continue reading →