Agent Orange hovers above us as a cloud of fatal poison. I speak not of the chemical weapon. I speak, instead, of our President. His various atrocities are destroying our country just as surely as that biological system devastated Vietnam. Any exercise in listing his disgraceful behaviors would be counterproductive. It’s like the way James … Continue reading Where He Wants Us To Live
Tag: democracy
Listen Again to Big Ben
The story is often told about how Big Ben Franklin walked out of the Constitutional Convention and was asked by a woman bystander what kind of government the people had been given. “A republic, madam, if you can keep it,” he is supposed to have said. That story is used to remind us how we … Continue reading Listen Again to Big Ben
Something Else to Worry About
Have you ever heard of the “Dark Enlightenment” movement? I hadn’t until I heard Van Jones mention it on CNN. There is a good article about it at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump. I’m no conspiracy theorist, but this shit is scary. The fundamental premise of this movement is that American democracy is a failed experiment and must be replaced … Continue reading Something Else to Worry About
Money, Money, Money Part II
In my last blog, I whined about the destructive and outsized impact that money has on how we are now governed. Like all whiners, I make up more problems to whine about than I have solutions for. But with this particular whine, I may actually be onto something - some ways to at least reduce … Continue reading Money, Money, Money Part II
Our Democracy Is Killing Our Democracy
The Defendant trampled everyone in Iowa, is galloping to the nomination, and stands an excellent chance of being President again. This is an abomination. How did it happen? There are a lot of smart people coming up with a lot of answers to that question and a lot of those answers make a lot of … Continue reading Our Democracy Is Killing Our Democracy
