In the fever pitch of our current political climate, we constantly seek reassurance that our positions are correct. We find these assurances in 30-second segments on television and on social media memes. This is hardly any way to get to the heart of matters which, if we are ever to rise from under the chaos […]
As our government sells off federal lands and assets of every other kind, to whom is a citizen to turn? Someday, professors will teach courses on this episode in American history. The first full-blown kleptocracy installed in our Republic. Even as students learn about it many years from now, the damage might still not be […]
As catastrophes of all kinds occur more frequently, government does what’s best—for government “… I knew that America would never invest the necessary funds or energies in rehabilitation of its poor so long as adventures like Vietnam continued to draw men and skills and money like some demonic destructive suction tube. So, I was […]
Only the crassest commercialism tries to sell a life preserver to a drowning man “Anonymity is the truest expression of altruism.” –Eric Gibson Has there ever been a time of more shameless opportunism? My unscientific “guesstimate” is that only one in ten television commercials currently running do not claim some higher purpose than selling what […]
Kim Jong-un issues promise to make president “pay dearly” for U.N. comments In this social media age, the sheer volume of bluster and bull from politicians staggers. Any responsible U.S. citizen must wonder if our system of government necessitates constant lying and posturing. (For starters, reelection concerns and dutiful service to the country create a […]
North Korea’s “supreme leader” toys with international dysfunction Kim Jong-un launches missiles like a mischievous toddler throws his sippy cup to the kitchen floor. It’s bad behavior and they know it, but they also know it’s effective behavior in getting what they seek: attention. Kim faces increased scorn from within and without the impoverished nation. […]
A surge in troops and money to Afghanistan looks like desperation from the White House Once again, the president of the United States wants the people to take his word for it. As he read a statement prepared for him on Monday, pronouncing new commitments to the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan, he said victory would […]
By ignorance or strategy, the commander-in-chief is dividing us further In his varied, sundry, and suspect statements following the disastrous, murderous White supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last week, the president of the United States of America demonstrated a cynical and dastardly tactic at which he’s quite adept. That is, he walks his words back […]
Lingering question: Why did the unpopular executive choose Exxon-Mobil CEO to negotiate with Russia? As members of the executive and legislative branch busy themselves with the circus work necessary to maintain their kleptocratic charade, millions of Americans maintain faith in the integrity of the Oval Office. Is it really that difficult to break away from […]
The relationship between the Oval Office and the press grows more strained Like most of you, I heard the news this week that the White House Press Secretary is on his way out. Frankly, I’ve wondered how he could possibly take that tremendous stress for as long as he has. Journalists—trained interrogators searching for the […]