This morning I listened to Steve Inskeep perform journalistic fellatio on retired Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme allied commander for NATO, about his new book: Sea Power: The History
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Vol.103.1: GRAND DECEPTION 05.11.2017
From the beginning of his campaign a lot has been made of Donald Trump’s stupidity. Some might say “stupid like a fox” but there is no doubt the man is an ignoramus as are most people who
Carpe Diem: 2017.05.10 A MINOR SKIRMISH IN THE CULTURE WAR
A MINOR SKIRMISH IN THE CULTURE WAR
Note: It has been a while since I have had a chance to post anything. But this actual incident of my encounter with a culture war adversary in my dentist’s
Carpe Diem: 2017.04.12 WHAT MAKES AMERICA SO GREAT?
Ever wonder? I do. Is it the Christo-fascism? The racism? The rapacious capitalistic greed? The militarism? Take your pick. Or, all of the above. They have all been with us for awhile; so I like
Carpe Diem: 2017.04.02 SOLD OUT
The Trump administration has just managed to get passed with he assistance of his Republican toadies in Congress legislation that will allow our Internet providers (already a cartel) to sell information
Carpe Diem: 2017.03.14 Extraction Extinction
The laws of economics are not as immutable and transcendent as those of Nature (they are, after all, human “laws”); but sometimes they have an ironic sensibility. Take, for example, coal and
Carpe Diem: 2017.02.16 PROTECTION
Remember Don Fanucci in the Godfather II? No? OK, he was the guy in the white suit in the old NY Little Italy who, as he liked to say, “wet his beak” a little. By that he meant he ran what was called
Vol.102.4: Bye, Bye, Barry
Goodbye Barry,
I have written nearly two dozen pieces about you and your presidency in these pages. But this is the first (and probably last) addressed directly to you. Like a lot of liberal-progressives
Carpe Diem: 2017.01.13 BYE, BYE SPANOS CHARGERS
The Bolts are bolting, setting off to the north in search of higher profits and perhaps a stadium with “sky boxes” for big money types who like nachos and a lap dance while cheering on their
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