Reading time – 27 seconds; Viewing time – 55 seconds . . . “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.” ~ Eric Hoffer Is additional explanation really necessary? Sadly, yes, because more than rudeness is inflicted on us by weak people. There is also: – boundless ignorance masquerading as muscular ideas – bigotry, xenophobia… [read more]
Bruce Rauner and Us
Reading time – 1:17; Viewing time 2:42 . . . There probably wouldn’t be a budget crisis in Illinois – or at least it wouldn’t be as severe – had we not spent decades in Magical Thinking Land. State workers, including teachers – you know, the people who teach your kids – really did need… [read more]
Just So You Know How It Works
Reading time – 28 seconds . . . I was doing some cross-country driving this weekend in an area where few FM signals exist and the only strong AM stations are right wing talk radio, so I listened to Rush Limbaugh. He was talking about the possibility of a 3rd party presidential candidate, his interest… [read more]
A Reality Check for Trump Voters
Reading time – 67 seconds; Viewing time – 2:34 . . . You’re flashing the bird at the “establishment” – the authority figures, the big money kids, the guys in the expensive suits and power ties. They have been screwing you for so long that you can’t even remember when you weren’t being screwed. You… [read more]
The Trump Doctrine
Reading time – 66 seconds; Viewing time – 31 seconds . . . It’s all but a done deal that Donald J. Trump, the real estate serial failure guy with all the presidential right stuff of a circus sideshow barker, will be the nominee of the Republican party. There is poetic justice in that. The… [read more]
This Is Personal
Reading time – 74 seconds; Viewing time – 2:28 . . . This is personal. Genetically speaking, you’re exactly the same as humans were 20,000 years ago. Back then humans were perfectly constructed for their living conditions, as they subsisted on grains, nuts, fruits, vegetables, water and a little protein when they managed to hunt… [read more]
This is Troubling
Reading time – 47 seconds; Viewing time – 1:44 . . . Donald Trump to Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P. That’s the headline of an article in The New York Times. Hillary Clinton Tacks Left with Wall Street Crackdown, headlined The Financial Times. Trump Says He Can Be More Presidential than Anyone Except… [read more]
National Courage
Reading time – 2:10 – Viewing time – 5:29 . . . When there were just one billion people (about 1804), this planet was able to tolerate a lot of abuse in various forms of pollution, including fouling of lakes and rivers, putting toxic gasses into the air and dumping nasty materials into the ground…. [read more]
Stop Obsessing About the How – v2.0
Reading time – 2:01; Viewing time – . . . Last month I explained that challenging the presidential contenders to the throne on how they would accomplish the things they say they will do is folly, but we keep hearing such useless challenges. Indeed, cable news picked up the story from the April 1 interview… [read more]
What If It’s Worse?
Reading time – 61 seconds; Viewing time – 2:08 . . . Hanion’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity, but don’t rule out malice”. Robert J. Hanion I’m going around the country and presenting my program, Money, Politics & Democracy: You Aren’t Getting What You Want, and I never… [read more]
