Then, it was a new nation, a revolutionarily new kind of nation, in the late 18th century. People rode on horseback, in buggies, wagons, stagecoaches, and on shanksmare; sailed, rowed, and poled the water(s); and communicated via letters carried on these means of transportation. A new nation formed up of 13 (newly wed) former colonies […]
& Protecting It Under alternative forms of government such as autocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, etc., and various variants thereof, a small minority runs the country, the nation. In a democracy, the government belongs to the people. Democracies are inclusive. The people choose and depose the leaders. It is thus that everyone has a voice in decision-making. […]
Our Republic is in great peril. The democracy so proudly brought forth hangs in the balance. The ever-so critical upcoming midterms won’t be Democrats vs. Republicans; they will be we the people vs. them, democracy vs. autocracy and fascism. Will be even more so if we make it to the 2028 elections (a huge if). […]
For most, economics is about earning enough to be able to buy the requisite goods and services — to make ends meet. Having a little left over for that rainy day, perhaps retirement, would be very nice. In a good economy, most can. For the past forty-plus years, an ever larger percentage of Americans have […]
While one could name some Republicans (both dead and alive) more responsible than others, it is the party as a whole that is responsible for Donald J Trump, the gutting of democracy, … the tearing down of America. This all goes back to its southern strategy — when it sold its soul — and, includes […]
The appointments of Hegseth, Noem, Kennedy, Patel, et al weren’t mistakes; they were part of a plan to destroy America so that ‘they’ can rebuild it in their image under their god and the Heritage Foundation in memory of Joseph Coors, Paul Weyrich, and Lewis Powell in the interest of wealth almighty. Something the […]
In a universe of probabilities where mistakes can’t be undone, decision makers must do their best to get it right; give us their best guess based on best thinking based on the best information available to them in order to jigger the odds as much as possible in favor of a good outcome. In a […]
John Thune, Mike Johnson, …, Republican Party leaders, whoever you are; please, please, wake the f*ck up! You and your predecessors got us into this god awful situation. Now, you and you alone have the power to stop the bleeding. The power to rid us of this demented, lunatical, old bastard occupying the office in […]
Over the past fifty plus years bent politicians and Supreme Court Justices have been chipping away at America’s democracy as if it were a bad thing. Did this in the special interests of any and all who found democracy a hindrance to getting their way. Most, in return for receiving a little power and social […]
For some years now, unbeknownst to some of us, we have been witness to a 100 year (and more) flood of historical events. For some months now, we’ve been watching a slow-motion implosion of one of these events from these front row seats. Slow, in our time — a flash, in history’s eons. Watching with […]