The pandemic proved that government is needed and our president commanded it to support us — A multi-generational reordering of American society has just taken place. Joseph Biden, a near-octogenarian, who could have been spending these final years of his life hugging grandkids, and chipping away at a long-list of unread books, instead has initiated one of the most transformational moments in American history; and, none…

This act will be the Fort Sumter of our times — The U.S. Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole right to impeach an official. The Senate then acts as the sole court for the impeachment trial. If tradition holds, Democrats will lose control of the House this November but seem likely to hold onto the Senate. As we have…

Nuking New York City is now a topic for giddy celebration — The other night in Russia on a popular “news” show, one not unlike the Fox News shows, vomitus, pro-Putin talking heads were giggling up a storm about the prospect of launching nuclear missiles at New York City. One of the more unctuous speakers on the show, after shaking off the…

To begin to understand ‘how did we get a Trump,” historians should start with the DeVos and Van Andel MLM brainchild — Historians will be pondering for years, how did the phenomenon of Donald Trump happen in the United States. Many will look to the end of the actual years of Trump, and at the most extreme elements of his following, and say it was all based on racism. …

The nation’s secrets are safe again and Trump is earning millions in donations threatening the F.B.I. — The Mar-a-Lago raid on his compound has been a windfall for Trump and his family’s future wealth — it has very little to do with his fascist movement though. This is a Trump Inc. thing because everything Donald Trump is about is brand identity. Everything he does increases the value…

The right is completely content with letting Trump live above the law — Remember these words in 2016? “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters (I Could Shoot Somebody).” It was that observation that quite often makes me think that Trump is not completely ignorant. He may be an uncouth braggart. He may…

Not knowing is easy, and rewarding and there are always lots of people who think just like you — Being stupid is quite empowering for dumb people (dummies, hereinafter). It’s freeing. It’s even less stressful than actually being burdened by knowledge. How many of you reading this have engaged a dummy lately on social media? Or, maybe even a bit more dangerously, you had a run-in in reality? Even…

And his followers released him as well The symbiotic relationship that exists between Donald Trump is his herd of followers will engage historians for decades. Their inherent vileness makes him relevant. His relevance makes them vile. Please be patient, I will unravel this nicely for you. “There isn’t anyone to…

Relaxing on a meadow somewhere in Austria, strange thoughts clutter my head — Bells ring off in the distance. As drowsiness encroaches on my ability to focus clearly on the moment at hand, I whisper to myself without actually speaking: I wonder if those were church bells or just some cows fortifying their insides for my next foray into a hunk of tangy…