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December 7, 1941, was the last time a sovereign nation attacked the United States. That was the day Japan attacked the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor and thrust America into World War II. Since then, we have endured a few terrorist attacks including the attack on September 11, 2001, and, most recently, the attack… Continue reading December 7, 2024

On the one hand I am absolutely baffled as to how the whole transgender debate became such a major issue in this country. However, I have come to understand Trump and the MAGA Republicans are experts at making Everest sized mountains out of nothing more than dirt clods. They have developed the art of weaving… Continue reading December 6, 2024

Will what happened in South Korea provide a valuable lesson for Trump or will he just ignore that lesson and be prepared to declare martial law in the United States at some point in the future? I’m betting on the latter. There is a reason Trump wants to surround himself with sycophants who are loyal… Continue reading December 4, 2024

The media was overwhelmed yesterday and today with stories and analyses about President Biden pardoning his son, Hunter. Most of those articles were negative and just show the continued bias the media repeatedly demonstrates in Trump world. There was very little ink dedicated to the stories about Trump appointing his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner, to… Continue reading December 3, 2024

Taylor Swift’s Era Tour is just winding up, but Trump’s Revenge Tour is just going through dress rehearsals to get ready for the kickoff in Washington D.C. on January 21st, 2025. Trump’s pick to head the FBI, loyalist Kash Patel, along with Pam Bondi as Attorney General and alleged woman assaulter, Pete Hegseth to head… Continue reading December 2, 2024

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in December 2019 and hit the United States with a vengeance in 2020, the United States was woefully unprepared and to make matters worse, the Trump administration actively worked to undermine scientists, doctors and public health officials resulting in the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.  We are… Continue reading November 30, 2024

An organization called Transparency International publishes an annual survey in which they rank about 180 countries according to the perceived level of public sector corruption. Despite those who falsely believe the United States is the paradigm of a transparent democracy, in 2023 we were tied with Barbados for 24th place. Most of the top 20… Continue reading November 29, 2024

Sometimes I feel like Trump is actually trying to destroy America and its place as the lead superpower in the world. Given his continued fawning over Putin the last few years and his nebulous and secretive ties to Russia, it would not be much of a stretch for a conspiracy theorist to connect the dots… Continue reading November 27, 2024

Anyone who was under the mistaken impression that prices and inflation would come down under a Trump administration are very likely in for a rude awakening. Trump said that he would immediately level 25 percent tariffs on all products coming in from Mexico and Canada and impose an even higher tariff rate on China, nominally… Continue reading November 26, 2024

I, like many people, continue to try to find something positive to think about considering the ongoing parade of Trump’s telegenic cast of unqualified sycophants chosen to fill his cabinet and wondering just how much damage they will wreak upon the American landscape. I might have found a small sliver of hope. The fact is,… Continue reading November 25, 2024