From time to time, I try to be a good sport and help the Democrats. This is maybe a fool’s errand because Democrats are adamant that they want no help. In this present dispensation where they’re wringing their hands and bemoaning their bad fortunes, their disquiet may sound unified but that’s far from the case. […]
The Strange Messed-Up Mayoral Election In NYC
New York City is preparing to plunge itself back into the medieval ages once again. As with most topics, this is not an ‘expert’ opinion for me, nor am I a local. It’s the vantage point of a weary external observer again wondering what’s wrong with these people. My guess is that it’s the same […]
Where Did a Hundred Thousand Experts Go Wrong About Tariffs?
You may recall, eons ago, just a few months ago, the focused terror and hysteria surrounding tariffs, made not just by the sworn enemies of the Trump administration, but by most of the professional class of economic leaders across the United States and globally, to include most of those same who had come to the […]
Proposed Alternatives to Keep Stephen Colbert on Air
I’ve heard all the uproar about Stephan Colbert being cut from the CBS lineup. While on the surface, it seems he’s trying to take it all in with bitter equanimity, I suspect underneath he’s seething. For his followers, it’s all out on their sleeves. While about twenty people showed up for a protest, his friends […]
Who and What Sites I Read and Why and What Others Should Avoid
Perhaps the biggest factor that determines your political affiliation and sympathies after family and community influence is your news source. Yes, you may add in college environment and economic status but these are segmented to include limited cohorts and exclude somewhat larger groups, but news sources are open and available to all, just like everyone […]