Back to Where We Started
What a disturbing time this is for our country. After twenty years of fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East, it feels like we’re back to where we started, all of our attempts at “nation building” having failed miserably. Despite many false illusions of progress fostered by four American administrations, including the ridiculous […]
Debacle in Afghanistan
As disheartened as I am by some of our fellow citizen’s steadfast refusal to protect themselves from the Delta variant, this humble spirit finds himself even more disheartened by the situation in Afghanistan. America’s getting out may have been long overdue, but when was something ever so horribly bungled? How could those in charge, especially […]
Give Me Liberty or . . .
Give me death! What the hell?! Polling now shows white Republican men are refusing to wear masks and get vaccinated because they don’t want to give liberals the satisfaction of capitulating. How stupid and self-destructive is that?! Their willingness to cede the benefits of medical science to their perceived enemies is a true American tragedy. […]
Senator Josh Hawley
Sometimes politicians are quoted unfairly, because they’re not prepared for the question and don’t have time to think. But when someone submits an editorial for publication, it’s a pretty good bet they mean what they say. Unfortunately, this is the case of an editorial submitted to the New York Post by Senator Josh Hawley of […]
Dying of Whiteness II
Since last week, when I vented my frustrations about people refusing to take a life-saving vaccine finally available to them, the situation has gotten even worse. The pandemic that we all hoped would be over has come back with a vengeance, thanks to the Delta variant and a bunch of misguided MAGA Republicans who steadfastly […]
Died of An Idea
As someone who lived in the middle of the 19th century, well before the advent of modern medicine, I find myself utterly perplexed that so many people are refusing to take advantage of a vaccine that can save their life. In a world desperately in need of COVID vaccine, so much of it is going […]
The VERY Worst of the Worst!
If you’re looking for a catalog of the worst lies and propaganda spewed by MAGA Republicans during the Trump era, look no further than the message Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene released to the press back in January, less than a week after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Maybe a picture tells a thousand words, […]
Capitalism Without Competition
Last week President Biden signed an executive order “promoting competition” in business, which will hopefully help stem the ever-rising tide of inequality in America. In his speech the president said that “Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism, it’s exploitation,” and let me unequivocally state that what we’ve had in this country of late is downright exploitation! […]
The “Trump Republican” Army
We’ve now learned that when a group of “Trump Republicans” should have been in Washington to vote on the January 6 Commission (to investigate the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol) they were instead on a “study committee” trip to our southern border. Not only that, but they were accompanied by at least one participant in […]
White Rage Isn’t going Away
How can anyone fail to be struck by the degree of raging anger held by a sizeable group of the American people, mostly white supporters of former President Trump, including a significant subset of QAnon followers. These people continue to believe Trump’s “big lie,” among many others, and some have even called for the execution […]
The Worst of the Worst
This past week witnessed two no-brainer votes in Congress: 1) establishing Juneteenth—a commemoration of emancipation—as a federal holiday; and 2) awarding the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor that Congress bestows, to all the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th. Fortunately, both measures passed overwhelmingly, the only opposition coming from “Trump […]
Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is the Trump Republican’s latest boogeyman, both on the stump and in Republican dominated statehouses across the country, and they are especially concerned that it is being taught in our schools. As more than one pundit has said, as well as former President Obama, based on how the Republicans are carrying […]
Forget Bipartisanship
Am I the only one getting more than a little impatient with the Democrats, both the Biden Administration and in Congress? I constantly rail against the Republicans, but that doesn’t mean I’m not pretty damn frustrated with the Democrats. I know all about the filibuster stopping President Biden’s agenda in the Senate, but at a […]
Satan Worshipping Pedophiles
Before I go on another rant about the foolishness of QAnon believers, let me explain why I sometimes sympathize with believers of Trump’s “big lie.” They may be a bunch of suckers and fools, but at least I understand why the lie was made up and why so many people were eager to believe it. […]
The Case(s) of the Missing Bodycam Footage
Presumably your humble spirit isn’t the only one whose frustration and anger is growing over police bodycam footage not being used for its intended purpose—that is, having evidence of what occurs during police encounters with the public. Bodycam footage is also intended to serve as a deterrent to bad behavior on the part of the […]
Rejecting Reality
Regretfully, I am beginning to wonder if some people—that is, the MAGA crowd of Trump supporters—aren’t downright crazy. I understand that Trump fed them the “big lie” that the election was “rigged” and all, but now they don’t even want to believe what they saw happen at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, just like […]
The Republican Civil War
I’ve written a lot about the Republican Party being at war with itself and falling apart, but now it has unquestionably evolved into the “party of Trump,” totally ruled by the “base,” aka Trump’s loyal followers. Did you ever think you would see a political party in America that embraces the likes of Matt Gaetz […]
America IS a Racist Country
Despite what Republican Senator Tim Scott of the “great state” of South Carolina says, we all know that America is undeniably a racist country, a very racist country. The fact that the Republican Party chose it’s only African American Senator out to deliver their rebuttal to President Biden’s address to the nation tells us all […]
The First Amendment is Under Attack
While most of us are celebrating justice for George Floyd and hope it represents a positive turning point for our country, a sizeable minority on the right continue to exhibit some of the most hateful racism and irrational fear of the “other” that I’ve ever witnessed during this humble spirit’s almost two-hundred years hanging about […]
Modern Day Slave Power
While we can all rejoice in Derek Chauvin being found guilty of all charges in the killing of George Floyd, this humble spirt is running out of words to express my outrage at the killing of Black men by the police. After each tragic episode comes the contentious debate over what happened, the why and […]