Lies, Hate and Violence: The Currency of Demagogues
T he well-known journalist, Seymour Hersch, has published an article in the German newspaper Die Welt refuting President Trump's assertions blaming the Syrians...
The Death of Civil Discourse
I still remember quite vividly my early days in college leading up to the 1992 presidential campaign between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton....
The “Common Man” – R.I.P.
A merica’s Common Man exists no more – gone and forgotten. Once he was lauded as the salt of the earth - our...
Not the Best of Times, Is It the Worst of Times?
T here is a disturbing, discordant dissonance in the world. It is an uncomfortable feeling that something really bad is about to happen....
The Road to 2018: Mexico
The past Sunday's election in 4 states of Mexico City is a pre-cursor of what's to come in 2018. The states’ gubernatorial race is...
The People Must Be Leery Of Strengthening Terrorists Within Own Governments In Fight Against Terrorism
W hile it is tempting to get carried away in the outrage and emotionalism brought on by the recent terrorist attacks in the...
Trumpian Crudity Creating The Disunited States Of America
T his Thursday, June 1, the U.S. decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Like Brexit, the process is not like instant...
Trump’s Theatrical Odyssey on a Mancunian Backdrop
T he thirst for war is ancient. As old as disputatious neighbors or rival tribes, it is enticing -- a siren call for...
Tensions regarding President Donald J. Trump
T he relationship between President Trump and what is usually defined - with Soviet terminology - as the American "deep State" is increasingly...
On Being Presidential, Special Prosecutors, and the Judgment of History
T here is in the U.S. a certain notion of being presidential. Toss missiles at Syria or bomb Afghanistan and everyone reflexively calls...