Vaccines, Anti-vaxxers and Political Opportunists

The evidence is overwhelming. Covid 19 vaccines are generally effective and safe, protecting the fully vaccinated from the most severe consequences of Covid infection. Unvaccinated individuals—even those counting on natural immunity after recovering from Covid—are far more likely to become severely sick, require hospitalization and die from infection with the Delta variant than the vaccinated.… More

Constitutional Freedoms, Restraints and Responsibilities

Many Americans today assert they have a right to choose whether to be vaccinated and/or wear a mask. They claim the Constitution gives them those rights. They are adamant in their belief that any attempt by government at any level to mandate those requirements infringes on their rights. The country has faced threats to its… More

Capitalism Run Amuck

Capitalism – The Good and Bad Capitalism, an economic system in which private owners rather than the state control a country’s trade and industry, has been the principal driver of American economic growth. It’s brought the benefits of a higher standard of living to most levels of society in the United States and throughout the… More

Trump’s Attempted Coup and Other Seditious Acts

Authoritarian Dreams Three cheers for the Founding Fathers. The structure of our democracy and its constitutional institutions have thus far been able to withstand the seditious acts and attempted coup by Donald Trump and his sycophantic supporters. Since the day of his inauguration, Trump has expressed unabashed admiration for authoritarian leaders, and has increasingly embraced… More

Trump’s Mad Maskless Covid Deniers

There’s a price to be paid for living in Trump’s orbit; objective truth has to be disregarded. You have to be willing to blindly accept the lies he tells many times a day, usually by Twitter, which are reinforced by media outlets and social media accounts that support him. Of the tens of thousands of… More

Trump’s Racist, Liar and Fraud Campaign

According to the polls, a majority of Americans believe Donald Trump bungled the government’s response to the pandemic, and hold him responsible for many preventable deaths. With the economy and unemployment in depression-like conditions, Trump’s major rationale for re-election has evaporated. Even his usual playbook of belittling, fear mongering and lobbing falsehoods at his opponents… More

No Wizard, No Brain, No Heart and No Courage

The Wizard of Oz Many people have compared Donald Trump to the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. Both are self-promoting, grandiose charlatans, who present themselves as saviors when, in fact, they are just chubby weak men hiding behind a facade. If I were in the film business, I think a retelling starring Donald Trump… More

The Incompetent Narcissist

Narcissism After three plus years of listening to and watching Donald Trump, I know I’m not alone in concluding he’s an incompetent narcissist. It wasn’t so long ago that the word “narcissist” was used primarily by professionals like psychiatrists and psychoanalysts. But in the time of Trump, it’s a word that gets bandied about, and… More

Russia’s Useful Idiots

Origin of the Term Useful Idiots Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a master of propaganda and manipulation. To spread communism worldwide, Lenin recognized the need to transparently support socialist movements in foreign countries, but clandestinely subvert their governments. He found he could exploit individuals who, wittingly or unwittingly… More

Betraying Their Oath

From the Continental Army to the Constitution Merriam-Webster defines an oath as a “solemn attestation of the truth of one’s words or the sincerity of one’s intentions.” It is a promise (as to perform official duties faithfully) corroborated by an oath. The Founding Fathers of the United States took the concept of an oath quite… More