A New Pope is Elected — A Man of the People
It was 6 AM local time in Rome when white smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney. The waiting crowds outside St....
Trump’s World: Unbelievable Is Its Opposite and Impossible Is Just a Word
The events in the Middle East are almost impossible to believe. Israel's government under Netanyahu has become a law unto its own, the latest...
Trump Imposes Import Tariffs — Is That Good?
Pressured by farmers and others affected by cheaper imports, the Smoot-Hawley Act was passed in 1930. It imposed tariffs on imports and caused a reciprocal...
Scrambling For Peace
Scrambling to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds himself on one side trying to get the Russians (i.e. Vladimir Putin) to agree to...
Trump Speaks to Congress and Bullies Democrats
This year's presidential State of the Union address given to Congress reminded some of a kindergarten class in so many ways.
Earlier Zelenskyy had...
It’s Easier to Start a War Than End It
Shoving realpolitik down the throats of allies has been for a while the order of the day in the Trump White House. First buddy...
Trump Runs Riot Ignoring or Ignorant of Palestine History
Reminiscent of the old colonial days the U.S. President held forth to a group of Washington news men, describing his plan for Gaza as...
Trump Import Tariffs Causing Chaos
It is far from usual to question the sanity of a US president but that is what is being done after the 25 percent...
Lethal Forest Fires and Now a New President
The mean global temperature rIse in 2024 of 1.5C was right on the margin of what scientists consider the danger zone of irreversibility. The...
Peace In Our Time . . . And Extra Money to Boot
Christmas is over and its message of peace and joy reverberating across the world is at an end. The news about conflicts in Europe,...