Is this a little weird, or not? According to the article, a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who has…
Government Institutions
In Olden Days, a Glimpse of Stocking…
…was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows…anything goes. So says the musical genius Cole Porter And that resonates…
Why This Last-Minute Trump Blood-Lust?
Donald Trump has chosen to execute thirteen federal death-row inmates for no explainable reason except that he can. What could…
Drug-Trafficking Sackler Family Walks Free
I guess we’ve lost our sense of outrage in America but, with all the talk about the rich owning an…
Justice Is Not Blind—It’s on the Make
I’ve written on this before. The Sackler family, sole owners of Purdue Pharma, creators and promoters of OxtContin, is rounding…
I Do Not Take the Future of the ‘American Experiment’ for Granted
It has been tested throughout its history and been found wanting from time to time, yet it has survived. Born…
When Do We Finally Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Austerity?
Austerity has never in the history of economics been a proper response to national insolvency. And yet we keep practicing…
When American Moral Codes Die, Democracy Ain’t Far Behind
“We may have democracy in this country, or we may have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few,…
The Time May Be At Hand for a Third Party in American Politics
Hold on to your britches now, I’m not talking about some dude to mess up choice by taking votes away…
The Trump Presidency: Week One, Possibly a Win-Win for Trump and the Nation
A win-win? Give me a break. Let me explain. God knows there is much to explain, so let me set…