If the 2020 election is going to be decided by who has the biggest ego, well, that, of course, will be no contest. The solipsist-in-chief would win that match even if it was against Caligula. But, ego will play a big part in the next election for another reason and it will be the egos … Continue reading Ego vs. Country →

For years, my friends, almost all of whom were grandparents, would crow and wail about how mystically transcendent it was to be with their infant grandchildren. They couldn’t wait to babysit or have them come over for a visit.  I, on the other hand, who did not until recently become one of those whose genes had … Continue reading I’m Getting There →

In 1729, while Ireland was suffering through a horrible famine, Jonathan Swift wrote his famous satire, “A Modest Proposal.” In it, he suggested that the starving Irish could solve their problems by selling their children to rich people who could then eat them. Well, in the spirit of Jonathan Swift, I have my own modest … Continue reading My Modest Proposal →

“You take somebody who cries their eyes out over phony stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they’re mean bastards at heart.”Holden Caulfield in “Catcher in the Rye”. It’s a good thing Holden Caulfield, literature’s most famous hater of phoniness, was not watching the Impeachment trial over the past two weeks.  His head … Continue reading Phony Democracy →

There are a multitude of reasons why our Orange Leader should be removed from office.  One reason that is becoming increasingly clear as the Senate trial proceeds is that the Republicans won’t do it. I know that seems contradictory, but it isn’t. As many have said, the best defense that Trump could have used would have … Continue reading He Should Be Out Because They Will Keep Him In →

I went to a concert at a synagogue the other night in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. To say that I do not often attend synagogue is like saying that Donald Trump does not often tell the truth. No, strike that. I go less often. I went this time because my sister-in-law is serving as … Continue reading MLK At The Synagogue →

I can’t do shit.  If I were left in the wild or even just lived in a place without ordinary conveniences, I couldn’t survive longer than it takes Donald Trump to tell another lie. I always knew this, but it was driven home to me all the more over the past few days. First, a guy … Continue reading Mechanical Man →

If our exalted Orange leader has destroyed anything more than our standing in the world it is our understanding of the truth. By constantly ignoring the reality in front of him, he has undermined even our typically slender knowledge of what is actually going on. I say “typically slender knowledge” because, really, what the fuck … Continue reading Believe Me? →

December 31, 2020 – Associated Press As we enter 2021, here is a list of the news highlights of 2020. January 5 – On the eve of the Senate Impeachment trial, the Wall Street Journal publishes an expose of sexual harassment at the Supreme Court. Most explosive are the pictures of Chief Justice Roberts and … Continue reading Wait ‘Till Next Year →

It is possible, maybe probable, that in less than a year, this country will re-elect the worst President in its history after he has been impeached. This raises an obvious and fundamental question - does democracy, the way we now do it, still work?  I don’t claim to have a definite answer, but the question … Continue reading Let’s Try Not to Get Sick →