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Populism and Obi-Wan

Reading time – 2:59; Viewing time – 4:06  .  .  . Here’s Jax definition of populism: Mob behavior gussied up with a slick political cover. Trump’s base is entirely populist, calling for extreme reaction to any issue and blunt force solutions to all problems. Think: Muslim ban; kidnapping children; building a $38 billion wall; embracing… [read more]


Babies In Jail

Reading time – 2:38; Viewing time – 3:13  .  .  . You’re horrified at those nursing babies being ripped from their mothers’ arms by I.C.E. agents. You’re speechless and apoplectic at the same time over kids who have literally done nothing wrong being put into shelters that you know full well are jails. You may… [read more]


Got It

Reading time – 3:39; Viewing time – 5:22  .  .  . Question 1 In 2012 President Obama signed the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA. He did this both because it was the right way to treat these folks and because the Republican Congress was dedicated solely to opposing anything Obama… [read more]


The Republican Juggernaut Against Government

Reading time – 2:10  .  .  . In a recent conversation, a friend wondered why working-class voters vote for politicians and support policies that are at odds with their own interests. It’s my belief that these voters don’t think through the situation. All they recognize is that a program of small government and low taxes… [read more]


Blustering for Bupkis*

* Bupkis – Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance. Reading time 1:17  .  .  . Who doesn’t want the nuclear capabilities of homicidal, fratricidal uncle-cidal Kim Jong-un eliminated? So, the upcoming summit between Kim and Trump has everyone’s interest and hopes for success, with success defined as ending North Korea’s nuclear threat. Sadly,… [read more]


Stop Watching the Sideshows

Reading time – 3:21; Viewing time – 4:23  .  .  . The discussions drone on, with the current outrage over Trump’s cowardly firing of Rex Tillerson. I say cowardly, because apparently Trump tweeted the firing to the world hours before Tillerson found out about it from a third party. In other words, once again Mr…. [read more]


Behavior Geek

Reading time – 3:19; Viewing time – 4:36  .  .  . When I see or hear behavior that stands out, one of my first responses is to wonder what’s behind that. For example, when Donald Trump demands a military parade and faintly lauds the Nazis in Charlottesville and insults Gold Star Families and imposes import… [read more]


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