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This administration has demonstrated more foolishness and incompetence in the first three months of its existence than any administration during my lifetime. Trump initiated a global trade war that managed to crater the economy and the stock market in a matter of weeks, not to mention alienating all our long-time allies. When I sadly look… Continue reading April 25, 2025

The global trade war started by Trump by imposing tariffs on virtually every country in the world, including places like Lesotho, a very poor country in Africa which exports clothes and diamonds, and uninhabited islands occupied only by penguins, has further solidified the impression of everyone that the U.S. is an untrustworthy trading partner.  This… Continue reading April 23, 2025

There are many reasons why Trump and his administration are a threat to this country but the fact that Trump never apologizes or admits that he is wrong are characteristics that amplify those threats. Most of us remember ‘SharpieGate’ when the President erroneously stated that hurricane Dorian would impact areas of Alabama. The National Weather… Continue reading April 22, 2025

The number of countries in the world is usually a bit of a moving target but the number today is roughly 195. Of those, 193 are members of the United Nations and two are just observers. The Trump administration has managed to offend, insult, attack (verbally so far) and wage a tariff war against almost… Continue reading April 21, 2025

Two hundred and fifty years ago, events initially precipitated by King George III’s Stamp Act and subsequent tax on tea, led to the American Revolutionary War because people were tired of taxation without representation and the seemingly unchecked power of the king. Trump’s tariffs, in some way, can be viewed as another instance of taxation… Continue reading April 19, 2025

The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world. The mile deep gorge is estimated to have been formed 5 to 6 million years ago as the Colorado River and its tributaries began slowing eroding through the layers of rock.  Erosion is generally a slow process but given the consistent action of… Continue reading April 18, 2025

The Trumponomics tariff policies will likely go down in history as one of the worst economic experiments ever levied on the American public. Some economists are estimating it will be equivalent to the largest tax increase on the American people in history. The trickledown theory behind Reaganomics has been widely discredited but Trumponomics is likely… Continue reading April 17, 2025

The lawlessness and hypocrisy of the Trump administration is beyond anything ever experienced in our nation’s history. Trump and his minions claim they have no power to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who, by their own admission, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador where he is now in the infamous CECOT prison. They continue to defy… Continue reading April 16, 2025

Are we about to enter another period akin to the infamous Salem witch trials in the name of supporting ‘anti-Christian bias’? It certainly seems possible. As you may recall, the Salem witch trials took place during the late 17th century when roughly 200 people were accused of being ‘witches’, i.e. possessed by the devil. Of… Continue reading April 15, 2025

There was a time when Republican policies focused on countering the rising threat of Russia and China through a strong foreign policy including unwavering support of NATO, ‘smaller government’ and, ‘states’ rights.’  Ronald Reagan would not even recognize the Republican Party of today let alone condone much of what is going on. Trump and his… Continue reading April 14, 2025