On December 19, 2015 The New York Times ran an opinion piece by Kevin Baker entitled Political Party Meltdown, which put perspective and a smidgen of clarity to the opaque and toxic swamp that is our Congress. I urge you to read his insightful essay now. Then have a look at the exchange between my… [read more]
Reading time – This guest essay is longer than typical Disambiguations & worth it. Grab a second cup o’ Joe and settle in for some thinking . . . Following a recent post about a Wall street guy who supports Bernie Sanders I received a private email from boyhood pal Frank Levy (boyhood nickname: Skip)…. [read more]
Reading time – 57 seconds . . . NOW IN VIDEO! Ed. note: Be sure to read the P.S. at the end – it’s not in the video. What you don’t know about Paul Ryan – no, not that one – the other one – the main guy at Hayfield Financial in New York –… [read more]
Reading time – 70 seconds . . . Boyhood pal Frank Levy offered a comment to last Sunday’s blog, Issues Separation Anxiety Disorder, focused on how Republicans work to divide Americans. His question is worthy of consideration and comment. Here is what he wrote: I don’t have a comment, only a question – what is… [read more]
Reading time – 96 seconds . . . You know about mass shootings, of course, but a review is useful, so have a look at the partial list below. DATE LOCATION PEOPLE KILLED PEOPLE INJURED Oct 1, 2015 Roseburg, OR … [read more]
Reading time – 76 seconds . . . Long time reader DL offered in a private email that he sees me as an iconoclast and that I help people to realize the obvious. That’s a compliment, right? iconoclast – a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. – Apple Dictionary, v2.2 I’m not confident that… [read more]
Reading time – 54 seconds . . . This is just too strange – read through to the end and you’ll see why. And, yes, I know that “endarkened” isn’t a word. For now, though, let it stand as the polar opposite of “enlightened.” And let “right” mean not “correct,” but the stupidly polar opposite… [read more]
Reading time – 61 take-action seconds . . . It’s almost midnight on the Doomsday Clock to sell out our children . . . There are lots of reasons that people who have seen the ugly fine print of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) don’t like them…. [read more]
Reading Time – 27 seconds . . . The call to action last week was to defeat the fast track bill, which would have eliminated congressional oversight from a major trade deal. In case you are a President Obama supporter and think that he should have had free reign on such matters, think for just… [read more]
Reading time – well worth it . . . Something’s going on. You can feel it even if you can’t name it. Things are changing from what they used to be or should be or could be to what you don’t want them to be. We humans aren’t very good at noticing small changes. Incremental… [read more]
