Archives for 2023

Given the title of this piece, it would be good to start this thought exercise by stating a few ground rules, not the first time I’ve stated them. Every person is born either an XY or an XX, the chromosomal ID card encoded at a cellular level designating your gender; everything else is lifestyle choice […]

What does the Trump indictment mean? I know what everyone says it means and I know how to read a consensus so that’s not directly what I’m talking about. As for the probable course that the actual judicial process will go, I’ve already addressed that. The only thing I might add to that analysis is that […]

A tertiary matter within the big picture of America’s great decline needs to be spoken to. Where is John Fetterman? We all ‘know’ he was sent to recuperate from clinical depression and presumably also additional convalescence from his stroke last year. That belies a pretty horrible set of priorities; get scraped into office and then […]

When at first you don’t succeed Even when you try hard Always keep your head up Pardon the appearance of malice Only seen when they want Never shall you pass You could be excused for thinking I lost my lid. I’ve just engaged in cryptic play as a demonstration of what it might take to […]

If  Trump is indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg this coming week or beyond, be aware that the reasons and the outcome are clear. This article is the most concise explanation that I’ve seen to date of the potential charges and legal precedent, or lack thereof, guiding the decision. The puppeteers guiding Joe Biden need the sideshow […]

I can remember the ancient and early days of social media. For me, this was about fifteen years ago. I was a late arriver, intentionally skipping all the initial hype, only diving in once it was mainstream. Part of this is certainly a submerged streak of Luddite in my soulish DNA. I always skew toward […]