Trump’s “Fascist Tendencies”
This country is well beyond wakeup calls when it comes to the threat posed by Donald Trump and his administration, but if ever there was one, it’s Pam Bondi’s DOJ arresting journalists for doing their job. What we saw last week was a violation of the First Amendment unlike any in recent memory. This humble […]
Nathan Bedford Forrest Rides Again!
One commentator has compared Gregory Bovino, Trump’s Customs and Border Protection chief, to Nathan Bedford Forrest, possibly the Confederacy’s most vicious general. As a former Confederate officer—as repentant as I may be for wasting my life on behalf that terrible cause—I couldn’t agree more. Known as “The Wizard of the Saddle,” Forrest was a hateful […]
Don’t Mess with Trump
At least that’s what Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. He was talking about Venezuela, not ICE and Trump’s potential paramilitary force in America, but I’ll get back to that later. This humble spirit doesn’t say “I told you so” very often, but back in early fall I warned of “Trump’s Paramilitary Force”, meaning the […]
Hannibal the Cannibal
This humble spirit has often spoken of Trump’s ploy of using ridiculous “shiny objects” to distract us from his substantive failures. I’ve also expressed concern over his using the presidency as one great big grift, an opportunity to enrich himself, his family, and his endless parade of oligarchs —high tech, crypto, and sundry others—until American […]
The Epstein Class
Although I didn’t coin the phrase, I think we can all agree the “Epstein Class” is comprised of the extremely wealthy, arrogant, and privileged elites who don’t live by the same rules the rest of us do. In particular, Trump’s little band of kleptocrats come to mind, regardless of whether their names show up in […]
Things Happen
Yes, “things happen,” as President Trump said regarding the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but those “things” don’t usually get tortured, chopped up by a bone saw, and carried away in suitcases. Given the heinous nature of the crime, does it really matter if a lot of people disliked Khashoggi, as Trump says? […]
Let Them Eat Cake
President Trump has given up any pretense of caring about his subjects. . . I mean, the American people, including much of his MAGA base. While millions of people are facing dramatically rising healthcare premiums and having to make do without their SNAP benefits, Trump has enjoyed a Great Gatsby themed party, added a $300m […]
Our Liberty is at Stake (Again)!
The last decade has taught us that “election fraud” takes many forms besides just stuffing ballot boxes and forging mail-in ballots. President Trump makes no secret that he’s pushing red states to redistrict prior to the 2026 congressional elections because he’s afraid that otherwise he’ll lose the support of his motely troupe of MAGA Republican […]
Antifa Derangement Syndrome
One pundit observed that President Trump’s success in reaching a hostage deal in Gaza was based on an affinity for the Middle East that other U.S. Presidents lacked. Well, that’s hardly surprising given he shares so many unpleasant characteristics with the stereotypical Middle Eastern potentate. Of course he relates to them; at heart he’s one […]
The New McCarthyism
This humble spirit isn’t sure which reeks worse of McCarthyism, Trump’s demonizing of “radical-left Democrats” or having his justice department go after everyone on his enemies list, starting with former FBI director James Comey. Some of you are probably too young to remember the “Red Scare” of the 1950s that was championed by Senator Joe […]
Lower the Heat!
Although some have taken a conciliatory tone following the horrific assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, others have done everything they can to raise the temperature to a feverish boil that’s unlike anything we’ve seen in over 50 years. Too many people are using the term “war” and evoking the American Civil War that got […]
Trump’s Paramilitary Force
According to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by the Washington Post, the Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest. That’s pretty scary, but this humble spirit worries that Trump’s […]
Trump Turns to Crime
President Trump focusing on crime? That’s not very surprising, given he’s the most corrupt president in American history, at least since Warren G. Harding in the 1920s—100 years ago. Do you ever get the impression that his entire presidency is just a grift, one big promotion of his sons’ burgeoning crypto empire and the rest […]
Promises Made, Promises Kept?
What promises kept? Trump sure hasn’t kept his promise when it comes to the QAnon-inspired child sex trafficking conspiracy. If I were a MAGA waiting for the revelations about liberal elites, I’d be awfully disappointed. I don’t usually quote Joe Rogan, but does Trump take us for a bunch of children? His story of how […]
Dangerous Distractions
Surely you’ve heard of Dangerous Liaisons, but now we’re in the midst of dangerous distractions. While the Trump administration and much of the news media is distracted by the Jeffrey Epstein case, the world’s problems haven’t gone away. I realize the Epstein case isn’t just another tawdry tabloid story, but something of symbolic importance to […]
It’s Immaterial
Immaterial—that’s what Vice President J.D. Vance called the cuts to Medicaid contained in Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). From his perspective, that’s what the welfare of America’s working-class is—immaterial. Trump’s gang of MAGA oligarchs are too preoccupied with looting the country to care about poor people’s suffering; for them it’s nothing but collateral […]
I Miss TACO
Nice weather we’re having, isn’t it? What happened to TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) when we needed him? Let’s hope the president is better at dropping bombs than he is with tariffs and trade, because unfortunately America’s track record in the Middle East has been none too good. When Trump was recently asked what his […]
Embarrassing Bromance
Well, the sudden implosion of the bromance between President Trump and Elon Musk has certainly made for a peculiar celebration of Gay Pride Month, hasn’t it? It wasn’t that long ago that Musk said, “I love Trump as much as a straight man can love another man.” There’s no accounting for taste, but how fickle […]
Shiny White Genocide
Alas, Mad King Trump and his trusty MAGA administration are only getting worse. As many times as the courts block their actions, they charge ahead with something else pulled out of Project 2025. And the shiny objects Trump uses to distract his base are getting shinier by the day, the latest being the “White genocide” […]
Sinners
Having talked about the horrific Jim Crow South on multiple occasions, both here in my journal and elsewhere on my website, I applaud the fact that Sinners, the Black Southern gothic blockbuster, is getting the attention it deserves. Too many people think the horrors of slavery ended with the Confederacy’s defeat and the 13th Amendment; […]