Archives for 2026

We are again on the verge of ‘peace’ with Iran. I don’t trust it. I wish I could trust it. I trust Donald Trump to do what’s in the best interest of the United States. Maybe on paper, it all looks good, but I don’t trust it or them. I’m often accused (domestically) of essentially […]

Sometimes, one has something to say on a topic but it doesn’t merit a whole essay. Tis the season. While I live well away from NYC and visit infrequently now, I still regard the place as a peripheral stomping ground. My mother spent a significant part of her youth growing up on Statin Island though […]

Data Centers are a red-hot political football in a surprising number of communities. Some of the country’s richest corporations, conglomerates, and other shadowy investment entities are busy attempting to force them on well established moderately populated towns and rural areas and have significant help from compromised elected officials who are essentially being handsomely bought off […]

In this post, I may be late to a party that no one knows about yet. Recently, I’ve written a couple of posts about notable ‘conservatives’ that have broken with Trump. After the first post, I thought it would be a one-off, a one and done and yet I had to come back for more not long afterward. […]

The following is a collection of thoughts about what precedes my writing, the words that are chosen to express ideas, and what influence might result from the process. It’s been a busy year with significant news slants to explore, taking sometimes a series of articles to hit the angles that are missed elsewhere but this […]

While Trump is fighting with the Pope, and everyone has a direct take on it, I believe we need to ask more fundamental questions about where this came from and where it will go. Since I have only generalized knowledge of Catholicism and their history with secular powers, my questions will be filtered through my […]