Reading time – 3:56; Viewing time – 5:43 . . . The Gallup organization does polling on lots of things, one of which is how we feel about ourselves. They just produced a report that shows that we believe our moral values aren’t good and are getting worse. That got me to thinking about what… [read more]
Public Opinion
Reading time – 2:29 . . . You know what George Santayana said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” confirmed by “Metaphors Be With You”, by Dr. Mardy Grothe, page 301 The world has had innumerable returns to authoritarianism, as though we believe that a strongman leader can and will… [read more]
Fake President – and Memorial Day
Reading time – 4:18; Viewing time – 6:54 . . . The Fake President Part He says “fake news” daily, but it isn’t about fake news, as the president and his drones would have you believe. It never was. Same for his attacks on our other institutions. They want you to believe whatever they say… [read more]
The Indispensable Nation
Reading time – 3:56 . . . It’s time to take a break from talk of impeachment, contempt of Congess citations, subpoenas, obstruction of justice, picking a fight with Iran and the unending daily tsunami of outrageous behavior – not because those things aren’t important, but because there are other critically important things to consider… [read more]
Pounding and Flip-Flopping
Reading time – 4:51; Viewing time – 7:30 . . . It’s a fundamental courtroom practice: If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If they aren’t on your side, pound on the law. If the law isn’t on your side, pound on the table. The House Judiciary Committee met last week… [read more]
Wag The Dog – v2.0
Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 4:23 . . . Ed note for viewers: Be sure to read the Late Addition Comment at the end of this post. It is material that is not included in the video. I’ve warned of an upcoming “Wag the Dog” move by Trump (here and here) and it… [read more]
Danger From All Directions
Reading time – 3:47 . . . Here are some news chunks that at first may seem to be unrelated, yet they really are connected. “The FDA won’t ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to cancer, the agency announced Thursday. Textured breast implants have been tied to a form of cancer… [read more]
The Nation’s Business
Reading time – 4:54; Viewing time – 7:08 . . . Reader JC wrote in response to my column last week that he wants me to let go of focus on Trump and instead focus on the nation’s business. My reply was that stopping Trump from further damaging our democracy is the nation’s business, leaving… [read more]
Earth Day Required Viewing
Reading time – 31 seconds; Viewing time – 2:07 . . . I’ve been saying for a while that the Millennials will save us. That’s “us” as in our country, democracy and the entire planet. Now it turns out that even younger kids are joining them. On this Earth Day you need to watch this… [read more]
Your Lyin’ Eyes and Impeachment
Reading time – 3.47; Viewing time – 5:20 . . . The Mueller Report is out and I haven’t had time to go through all 448 pages, although you can do that yourself by getting the PDF from the DOJ website here. Click on the 4th line beginning “Report on the Investigation” for the download…. [read more]
