Glorious Fourth Halloween and Fourth of July are my favorite holidays, in large part because they lack any religious subtext and are joyful, not sorrowful events. Unfortunately, the Fourth is in constant danger of being hijacked for partisan purposes or … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics as Usual
Sometimes it seems the news media and the political class suffer from the sort of weird brain dysfunction that Oliver Sachs has made a career out of describing. In this case, being surprised over and over again by the same … Continue reading
Good news, the populist plutocrat, Donald Trump, is running for president so all the troubles facing the country will soon be a thing of the past. The Donald tells us so. God knows, the time is ripe for a populist … Continue reading