Happy holidays!

Like many of my readers of these posts, I will be taking time off for the end-of-year holidays. Posts to this blog will continue the first week of January, 2026. I wish the best for you all!

“Deja vu all over again!”

Who could have guessed that the immortal words of baseball’s unique sage Yogi Berra would become an apt description of the US’s failures in international affairs caused by the “fucking moron” and his sycophants? But here we are! Trump version 2.0 is much worse than version 1.0, of course, simply because in his first term… Continue reading “Deja vu all over again!”

“Sticks and stones…”

I mostly tune out when political ads flood my email in-box or ruin my TV viewing (not streaming video—I have no use for streaming or video games as escapes from reality). First, it’s impossible for a political candidate or party to summarize the main points of their campaign in a thirty- or sixty-second TV ad.… Continue reading “Sticks and stones…”

The Cosa Nostra cabinet…

Once upon a time—it seems like eons ago now—there was a US political party that claimed to stand for law and order and supporting “the blue.” Its members were called Republicans. Now in 2025, that party has become the Fascist Party of America (FPA). Law and order only matter to a paltry few of its… Continue reading The Cosa Nostra cabinet…

Presidential election issues…

As early voting begins here in the tri-state area and elsewhere, it’s useful to discuss some issues that are important in this tight presidential election. Here are a few of the most important: Immigration? Donald Jackass Trump blew this one because firstly, there are fewer illegals now in the US than when his presidential term… Continue reading Presidential election issues…

The Jamaican diaspora…

[Note from Steve: Occasionally an article I create is appropriate for both my writer’s blog and my political one. This article is one of them, and it will also appear on https://stevenmmoore.com.] The reader can consider this article an homage to Harry Belafonte, whose soft but raspy voice made calypso music famous. I was a… Continue reading The Jamaican diaspora…

Random deliveries…

Some readers visit my author’s blog (https://stevenmmoore.com), others this political one (http://pubproressive.com), and some do both. I thank you all. You’ve probably come to expect posts here on Thursdays and at the other blog on Wednedays and Fridays. For various personal reasons, I can’t guarantee that I’ll keep to that schedule in the future. I… Continue reading Random deliveries…