Yearly Archive: 2020
Trump’s Death Squads
After a brief rally-round-the-flag effect, Trump’s poll numbers have reverted back to the mean. His daily one to two hour stand...
The Pelosi Conundrum: Cunning Or Catastrophically Cautious?
Obviously, there is a reason that Nancy Pelosi has been the only Democratic Speaker of the House this century and, when...
Natural Weekends – Ospreys Return
Every year, like clockwork, the ospreys return to the creek within days either side of the ides of March. The same...
A Kleptocratic Feeding Frenzy
Apparently, a $2 trillion tax break that produced only stock buybacks and dividends and three years of being able to buy...
Unprepared For The Future
I don’t think any of us are fully prepared for the carnage that is yet to come from the COVID-19 pandemic...
The Return Of Regionalism?
Let’s face it, the federal government has essentially abandoned the states. So far, the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic has...
Trump’s Tyranny Continues As Pandemic Rages
I was totally gobsmacked when I read Kevin Drum’s recent post entitled “Donald Trump Is Not an Authoritarian”. Drum’s thesis is...
“Democracy” in America
American democracy, already a fragile and almost fraudulent concept that only began to barely mimic the word’s true meaning in the...