With a New Year, it’s always healthy to look back and analyze mistakes that have been made. In this article, my look back will go a bit farther than most people’s. Here in the US, we tend to revere the “Founding Fathers” and their creation, the US Constitution. Unlike Britain, everything seemed to be included… Continue reading Failures of the Founding Fathers…
Category: General Politics
Say it like it is!
I wasn’t going to mention this day in infamy, the day when the “f&^%ing moron” and his rabid followers tried to stage a coup at the Capitol. But the politicians’ treatment of the day, studied neglect from one side and incorrect posturing and platitudes from the other, force me to write this missive to my… Continue reading Say it like it is!
Scoring political points?
Consider this a follow-up for my article “The Forgotten Solution.” Or maybe a lesson about the dangers of not listening to scientists, this time about incorrectly fighting global warming by championing stupid policies? The NYC City Council passed a new law towards the end of last year that bans the use of natural gas in… Continue reading Scoring political points?
Thank God for Charles M. Blow…
While the NY Times’s reorg of its editorial page continues to piss me off, thank God for Charles and other editorialists who keep the progressive thoughts coming (like other news media, fascism is creeping into those Times pages as well!) On December 13, Mr. Blow wrote “We’re Edging Closer to Civil War.” He compares today’s… Continue reading Thank God for Charles M. Blow…
Special Bulletin: The Grinch who lied before Christmas…
Okay, Donald J. Trump still holds the record here—many, many lies before every Christmas during his presidency. But he now has serious competition in Joe Manchin, whose lying to Biden and his fellow Dems in Congress might have a lot more consequences than Il Duce’s in the long run. This old senator from West Virginia,… Continue reading Special Bulletin: The Grinch who lied before Christmas…
The American Taliban…
After seeing that the far-right SCOTUS judges bloviate about the Mississippi anti-abortion law, I decided I was wrong about them: they’re more than fascists; they’re the American Taliban. I had similar thoughts when I then listened to Mississippi’s moronic governor on CNN’s “State of the Union.” There’s a man who belongs in Afghanistan because that… Continue reading The American Taliban…
A war on many fronts…
In the previous article, I wrote about how Biden is fighting a war on two fronts, one against Covid, the other against fascism. There are many fronts in this war, though, and many battles he has to win. Another important and rather general one is the battle against stupidity, which is related to the other… Continue reading A war on many fronts…
This war economy…
[Note from Steve: Due to supply chain issues—my time will be in short supply as I dedicate more of it to my writing—I will reduce the number of articles posted to this blog to only one per week in the future, which will appear on Thursdays. Thank you for your understanding.] Presidents traditionally get blamed… Continue reading This war economy…
Senior abuse…
While the Good Ole Piranhas would love to do away with all the big social programs for seniors completely—Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—Biden and many Dems now seem to be willing accomplices. The latter are doing everything they can to lose seniors’ votes. Their “Build Back Better” plan considers “improvements” to Medicare—hearing care, for example,… Continue reading Senior abuse…
Cults and tribes…
While many lament the polarization now present in America right now (that lament is often accompanied by pointing fingers at the other side, or even violence), most analysts are unable see how this comes about in a democracy. It’s simple. Politicians must get votes, and the “best way” to do this now is to create… Continue reading Cults and tribes…