Often in the past, I’ve voiced my opinion that we all have more in common than not. I also hear that thought commonly expressed by others. But so powerful are the forces trying to pry us apart, to tribalize us for their own greed and/or evil purpose, that I’d come to think that this isContinue reading “Gas Pump Dialog”
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A Middle Road is Needed
Many seem to be looking at this immigration thing as a zero-sum game. Either we have very welcoming open borders, keeping the previous system of “anyone can enter” and endlessly linger while waiting for adjudication. Or, we take the Stephen Miller model of rounding up everyone and throwing them all out. For years, while WashingtonContinue reading “A Middle Road is Needed”
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
That was the plea attributed to a youthful fan of baseball star Joe Jackson regarding his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Certainly, we are enduring the worst presidency in our 250 year history. And I believe this deplorable situation was greatly aided, if not abetted, by the previous occupant. One of the bestContinue reading “Say it ain’t so, Joe!”
Accessories
There’s no doubt in my mind that what I watched on TV over this past weekend, what unfolded on the that icy street in Minneapolis, was murder–plain and simple. Yes, there are degrees of murder, and I’ll leave it for the legal minds to sort out which applies in this case. But if I’m onContinue reading “Accessories”
Lack of Foresight
It always seemed to me that the Chinese would never replace us as global hegemons. It wasn’t their economic strength, nor the size or innovative nature of their population. It was their language. In order to impose your will on the rest of the world you have to impose your culture. Surely English has becomeContinue reading “Lack of Foresight”
Mind the Gap
Thursday had been a perfect day for a ride, but I found some excuse. By Sunday the guilt had overcome me and, on another perfect day, I’d set out with barely a clue as to where I was headed. Up the familiar Rt 501, our escape highway to and over the Blue Mountain, I had anContinue reading “Mind the Gap”
Took the Bait
Sorry, I couldn’t resist the urge to write about this Charlie Kirk thing, despite the real risk that Bondi’s Thought Police might come a’knockin, no matter how carefully I couch it.Truth is, like most of you reading this, I stay in my own media silo. Which means, NY Times, Washington Post, PBS, major network newsContinue reading “Took the Bait”
That Hurts!
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” is more than a Taylor Swift song title. It’s the name of a form of execution, practiced over centuries in China, in which the victims were killed slowly and agonizingly over a protracted period of time, by repeated small cuts to their flesh. In its metaphorical form, it applies toContinue reading “That Hurts!”
The End
Perhaps we’re too focused on the excruciating details. But the 10,000-foot view should tell us that we’re in the midst of a fundamental change. Empires crumble. They always have. And the era of the American Empire is rapidly coming to a close. It’s really not Trump’s fault. He’s just the catalyst. We’re our own undoingContinue reading “The End”
The Enema Within
Anyone with an iota of common sense has known for some time that this country was on the slides. Toxic culture long preceded the rise of Trump. Violence and coarseness have been pouring into every home via their numerous screens. Wokeness runs amok. A populace deadened by the banality of social media, myopic phone addictionContinue reading “The Enema Within”
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