Where there’s the smoke of scandal, there’s the fire of corruption except for President Biden

Under normal circumstances, a politician repeatedly lying about something, forget abruptly changing policies on his own, would suggest – at a minimum – they have something to hide, but somehow, for some unstated reason, none of that is supposed to apply to President Biden. President Joe Biden’s supporters have adopted a curiously obtuse perspective, one… Continue reading Where there’s the smoke of scandal, there’s the fire of corruption except for President Biden

Republicans need to start exercising their power to get real answers, and real coverage of the two biggest scandals the media isn’t telling you about

The GOP may lack power over government to get their will via legislation, but they do have power over Congress to exert their will via blocking it. It’s not easy being in the minority in the United States government.  Power, within limits set by the Constitution, is normally wielded by the majority party, especially when… Continue reading Republicans need to start exercising their power to get real answers, and real coverage of the two biggest scandals the media isn’t telling you about

Democrats are completely failing the Trump Test and losing all credibility as a result

Anyone protecting President Joe Biden from the revelations detailed in FD-1023 and the first hand allegations of a massive bribery scheme by a Confidential Human Source in Ukraine cannot be taken seriously as an arbiter of right and wrong. Early in Joe Biden’s Presidency, I urged Democrats to take the “Trump Test,” that is to… Continue reading Democrats are completely failing the Trump Test and losing all credibility as a result

George Carlin: The legendary comedian was right even when he was wrong

Revisiting George Carlin’s prophetic 1992 performance at Madison Square Garden immortalized on HBO. From the philosophical to the profane, Mr. Carlin peered decades into the future...   “You know my favorite part of that war?”  The legendary comedian George Carlin remarked in one of his many HBO Specials.  “It’s the first war we ever had that… Continue reading George Carlin: The legendary comedian was right even when he was wrong

For better or worse, Succession is the ideal show for our times

The same as Logan’s children seek to inherit his creation without having done the hard work of building it, hard work which included shady deals, sacrificing morals when convenient, cutting corners when necessary, and screwing over competitors, we inherit a world built by giants from Thomas Edison to Teddy Roosevelt and have no idea what… Continue reading For better or worse, Succession is the ideal show for our times

Biden’s big fall makes a mockery of us all

President Biden takes a tumble, the media claims he “appeared” to trip and acted like he sprung up faster than a prime Jean-Claude Van Damme, while The New York Times informs us his age is “complicated.” Conservatives had a good laugh last week when President Joe Biden took a tumble at the Air Force Academy… Continue reading Biden’s big fall makes a mockery of us all

The magic of India, the world’s largest country and democracy, home of some of the world’s oldest languages

There are few places on Earth where you can arrive in the wrong city in the middle of the night and still find a nice hotel room and a hot meal in less than twenty minutes.  India is one of them and much, much more. After well over 20 hours of travel, I arrived in India… Continue reading The magic of India, the world’s largest country and democracy, home of some of the world’s oldest languages

The essential paradox underlying Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy and lessons for the modern world

Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy was based on a fundamental contradiction.  He believed in right and wrong, but understood that in the real world might all too frequently makes right whatever we may wish.  The tension between the two during World War I and the potential outcomes that may arise serve as lessons for today. Teddy… Continue reading The essential paradox underlying Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy and lessons for the modern world

The government and the media want a license to lie with impunity

Classified documents reveal the reality of the war in Ukraine to be far different from how it’s described by the administration and the media.  New reporting suggests Ukrainian officials are stealing hundreds of millions of dollars and purchasing fuel from their enemy.  The government and the media ignore all this, however, and focus exclusively on… Continue reading The government and the media want a license to lie with impunity

Russia isn’t intimidated by either President Biden or the broader free world

Continually escalating encounters with the United States military while the war in Ukraine rages on is not the strategy of a country on the verge of accepting defeat, but even a cursory understanding of history should not make that surprising.  A successful foreign policy requires a recognition of reality sorely lacking on all sides of… Continue reading Russia isn’t intimidated by either President Biden or the broader free world