Sunday, June 28, 2026

Tag: Donald Trump

In Trump We Trust: A Satire

Reworking great poetry in the service of satire, here with all the formality of a Shakespeare-style sonnet. Only satire captures the full absurdity of the bizarre election cycle, starring a fraudulent, unqualified TV celebrity in full disruption of a national party that started with Lincoln. Humor trumps befuddlement, as it were, at least this week.

Why Peace People Should Care About Money in Politics

While millions of people all over the world are being killed and injured by wars and violence, a small few are making billions from the never-ending war machine.

Black Protestor at Trump Rally Punched in the Face – Then...

A young black man was assaulted at a Trump rally this week. Instead of arresting the man who punched him, officers tackled him!

When the Poetry of Campaigning Becomes a Cheesy, Dirty Limerick

Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty insults.

The American Fascist

Viewing Donald Trump in light of the fascists of the first half of the twentieth century helps explain what Trump is doing and how he is succeeding.

Lord Trumpismo, Pace ‘Ozymandias’

How the mighty do fall, and how the fake mighty fall, often amidst high comedy -- with a whimper, not a bang. A little fun skewering the Donald. The good news is he won't appreciate the joke.

For Honest Conservatives, the Only Answer Is #NeverTrump

Unfortunately, the Republican Party and the conservative movement have not yet confronted the profound problems that Trump did not cause but merely symbolizes.

How the Media Enabled Donald Trump by Destroying Politics First

The mainstream media is to blame for Donald Trump’s rise, but not for the reasons most people think.

Trump, Taking Control, Shaking the Foundations of the Republican Party

“With all that said, it’s becoming very evident that the Republican Party has now painted itself into a corner and can’t seem to find a way out.”

WATCH: This is What the Republican Debates Have Sunk To

The candidates are now fighting over the size of their penis.

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Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza

A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.

Addicted to war?

War Fever, Trump-Style.

Scientists prove extensive Viking silver trade with Abbasid Empire from British silver hoard

The team can now date the influx of silver coinage into Viking realms from the Muslim empires of the Middle East much earlier than had previously been thought.