Assassination attempts are inevitable, piss poor security is to blame rather than rhetoric

Former President Donald Trump is not the first leader to be targeted, nor will he be the last.  As long as there have been politicians, or leaders of any kind, there have been those who seek to kill them for reasons of every kind. As we begin to internalize and rationalize the heinous events of… Continue reading Assassination attempts are inevitable, piss poor security is to blame rather than rhetoric

The world is at war in slow motion, until it isn’t

There is a sense of watching some sad tragicomedy unfold, wondering what unexpected and unanticipated catastrophe will happen next, oblivious to the reality that – as at the start of World War I – we might literally be one bullet away from worldwide destruction.  On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his… Continue reading The world is at war in slow motion, until it isn’t

The Washington elite wants war with Russia for whatever mad reason

Russia’s war in Ukraine isn’t going as planned with fierce fighting in contested regions, but the expulsion of Russia from Ukraine no longer appears to be the objective in Washington, at least in some quarters.  Calls for a negotiated peace have been met with skepticism and scorn while Ukraine’s fast track application to NATO and… Continue reading The Washington elite wants war with Russia for whatever mad reason