Saturday, June 27, 2026

What if? An alternative strategy for 9/12/2001

“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” –Thucydides

Americans have been bilked out of billions during the pandemic from cynical profiteers

Unless America addresses runaway income inequality and begins protecting the most vulnerable in society, the next pandemic will hit the nation even harder.

Why Trump must think twice before he pardons Flynn

By now it must be obvious even to Trump that a pardon for Flynn – or any Mueller defendant or target – would put the final touch on an obstruction of justice brief against him.

Can Trump Beat Hillary?

The short answer: Of course he can. And so can she beat him.

How mindsets drive commentary—whether reform, revolution, reaction or resistance to change

Cheap shots only cheapen what still in the main offers an effective, worldwide online opportunity.

The progressive speech

This will be perhaps the most important speech to be made during the 2020 campaign.

What should we do about the debt ceiling, and why should you care?

Fighting over whether to raise the debt ceiling is a dangerous distraction. Abolish it!

Why Trump Jr. should release more emails

“It is no coincidence.” Or is it?

Hurricane Matthew Is a Herald of Man-Made Climate Change

All hurricanes in the contemporary world are made worse by the climate change that has already occurred, and will be made yet worse again by more climate science denial.

The Presidential Debate That Did Not Really Happen

It was not a debate so much as an opportunity to display Trump’s ability to weave an alternate reality for his acolytes.