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
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
Vol.102.1: ON MEDIA
November 9 was an epiphany day for me in some ways. I have not watched a news program, MSNBC, or listed to an NPR or PBS broadcast since that day. I do read some selective sources just keep up
Vol.101.6: THE UGLY AMERICAN REDUX
I have travelled to over seventy countries, explored hundreds of cities and spent years living abroad in England, France and Hong Kong, enough to confer some understanding of what foreigners think
Vol.100.8: THE HERO COMPLEX
Many years ago I remember a relative of mine joined a volunteer fire brigade. He would have preferred to be a member of a regular fire department, but the suburban township in which he lived could
Vol.100.6: VIRAL FASCISM
Over a decade ago I wrote in these pages at the beginning of the second George W. Bush administration a posting that I titled “Slouching
Vol.100.4: REVEILLE FOR HYPOCRITES
Among the rallying cries and slogans for the so-called “Brexit” of the United Kingdom from the European Union this past week was a familiar motto: “Take our country back.” We all know this
Vol.100.1: CultRev 2.0? 4.29.2016
© UrbisMedia. Wow! He looks good in the old Great Helmsman’s hair-do. Or I’m getting damn good at Photoshop.
I have been reading with mixed emotions about the recent disappearances of
Vol.99.8: The Law is an Ass
There is a reason that there are so many lawyer jokes, several equating them to sharks or other rapacious critters; that lawyers figure way down in admired professions and; that so many politicians
Vol.99.5: TENDING TOWARD TRUMPALLNACHT
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, allusions to Hitler and the Third Reich are a source of journalistic mockery these days—hackneyed. I’ll take that risk. But I just seen too many similarities
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