I previously proposed that we reform of our electoral system by shooting electric shocks into politicians when they lie. I now have another similarly practical suggestion, this one for the reform of our economic system. I say we should do away with corporations. Corporations are so much a part of our lives - a dominant … Continue reading A Modest Proposal #2 →

I wrote last time about how ego is messing up the Democrat’s nomination process. Candidates with no chance of winning continue their Quixotic crusades and draw support away from those with the best chance of bringing down the Man Who Would Be King. This time, I write about how that close cousin of ego – … Continue reading Stocks and Selfishness →

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? →