It’s the base, stupid! – the know-nothing swamp drives toxic politics
We can’t have a know-nothing president without an ongoing know-nothing base. The "other swamp" is a multitude willing to forego life-improving deliverables for endless, smoke and mirror wedge distractions.
The world according to Trump
Is this the personality of a sociopath?
The growing chorus for peace in Ukraine
There is an alternative. We can and must resolve this conflict through peaceful diplomacy and negotiation, to end the killing and destruction and let the people of Ukraine live in peace.
America’s heroes also work in fire departments, hospitals and public schools
Gen. Kelly needs to zip it.
Surviving today’s toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement
You don’t have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and...
Report card: Six months into Biden’s presidency
It’s not clear—will Biden get America back to where it was before Trump?
Afghanistan and the Purdue Pharma case are reminders that the US is a failed...
The Sacklers said they wanted “global peace” from future lawsuits, and they got what they wanted. Meanwhile, in the failed narco-state they helped create, the war goes on.
Five faces of dystopia
Never before has a government been so completely fused with business.
Open letter to Louise Linton about angels and humanity
"We identify angels by looking at their hearts, not their hair."
Searching for integrity in Trumplandia
We've been suckered with this tax holiday scam before.