Closing Down the Airline IndustryThat’s not going to happen tomorrow or this year, but I wonder if we’re not seeing the end of air travel as we’ve known > Read more
Democrats Still Don’t Get It—and there’s Not Much TimeA NYTimes Opinion piece of a couple of days ago caught my eye. “Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump?” Good thing > Read more
Intimidation Carries the Day for RepublicansThere no hill too steep to climb for Republicans in their war against government “of the people, by the people and for > Read more
Yesterday’s Wine and the Things That Move Me to TearsYesterday’s Wine is a Willie Nelson song. It’s no secret that Willie is a musical touchstone for me. Always has been > Read more
Say It Like It Is Instead of What It Isn’tI’m in favor of that and you should be as well. In this case, what it isn’t is the unemployment rates listed by your > Read more
How Do We Avoid Future Authoritarians? asks Bernie SandersBernie, my favorite guy in politics, answers his own question by saying, “a segment of working-class people in our > Read more
Democrats Are Confused, That’s What Makes Them DemocratsThey are my guys because I am confused as well. Maybe you are too. I’ve voted for twelve presidents in my lifetime, > Read more
Trump Will Resign and Pence Will PardonDonald Trump dares not leave office as a loser. That tag has always been an existential threat to a man so unsure of > Read more
Why America Desperately Needs a Third Political PartyI’ve written on this subject before, but the political times and circumstances today make it a priority as never > Read more
The Dark Side of the Moon
Political and Social Commentary by Jim Freeman
