Category Archives: politics
Watching JFK’s Inauguration- A Day of Hope not Despair
Today is a day of no TV for me. On Inauguration Day, 2025 my TV goes dark. Other than 2017, for over 50 years I have watched with pride every televised presidential swearing-in. Whether on an oversized mahogany-housed Philco,
Watching JFK’s Inauguration- A Day of Hope not Despair
Today is a day of no TV for me. On Inauguration Day, 2025 my TV goes dark. Other than 2017, for over 50 years I have watched with pride every televised presidential swearing-in. Whether on an oversized mahogany-housed Philco,
Don’t Say Biden Didn’t Warn Us
Before Joe hands over the keys to the White House on January 2oth, he’s flashing the warning lights. In his final speech from the Oval Office, Joe Biden did not tell America to stand back and stand by. He instructed
Don’t Say Biden Didn’t Warn Us
Before Joe hands over the keys to the White House on January 2oth, he’s flashing the warning lights. In his final speech from the Oval Office, Joe Biden did not tell America to stand back and stand by. He instructed
Trump at the Wheel
Trump As I entered the Uber picking me up from a medical appointment yesterday afternoon, it didn’t take more than a nanosecond to realize I would be traveling in an alternative universe. The Trump hat was the red flag, but the
Trump at the Wheel
Trump As I entered the Uber picking me up from a medical appointment yesterday afternoon, it didn’t take more than a nanosecond to realize I would be traveling in an alternative universe. The Trump hat was the red flag, but the
The Killing of a Cartoon is No Joke
It has been said that cartoonists are like the canaries in the coal mine, when they come for you then you know the politics are getting toxic. So when Pulitzer Prize cartoonist Ann Telnaes recently resigned over a killed cartoon
The Killing of a Cartoon is No Joke
It has been said that cartoonists are like the canaries in the coal mine, when they come for you then you know the politics are getting toxic. So when Pulitzer Prize cartoonist Ann Telnaes recently resigned over a killed cartoon
Jimmy Carter an American Treasure
The long life that Jimmy Carter built was the very model of a humanitarian Jimmy Carter was more of an inspiration as a former president than most men in their presidency ever have been. Deciding to enter hospice care, the
Jimmy Carter an American Treasure
The long life that Jimmy Carter built was the very model of a humanitarian Jimmy Carter was more of an inspiration as a former president than most men in their presidency ever have been. Deciding to enter hospice care, the
Xmas Globe Shopping With Trump
Little Donnie has been busy making his Christmas list to send to Santa. Along with his annual requests for bottles of hard-to-find QT Self-Tanner for that perfect vintage shade of orange, he’s been spanning the globe for gifts. Literally. On
Xmas Globe Shopping With Trump
Little Donnie has been busy making his Christmas list to send to Santa. Along with his annual requests for bottles of hard-to-find QT Self-Tanner for that perfect vintage shade of orange, he’s been spanning the globe for gifts. Literally. On
A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch
I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled
A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch
I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled
No News Good News-Where Have You Gone Walter Cronkite?
Right now no news is good news. I have been microdosing the news recently. The shock and tumult from the disastrous Presidential election was too much. Like having a violent bout of food poisoning, my delicate system can’t digest the
No News Good News-Where Have You Gone Walter Cronkite?
Right now no news is good news. I have been microdosing the news recently. The shock and tumult from the disastrous Presidential election was too much. Like having a violent bout of food poisoning, my delicate system can’t digest the
We Weep With Lady Liberty-Tears For Fears
America weeps with Lady Liberty…as our tears turn to fears. “Give me your tired, your poor…” “…from shithole countries… a massive invasion at our southern border has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease, and destruction to communities all across our land…
We Weep With Lady Liberty-Tears For Fears
America weeps with Lady Liberty…as our tears turn to fears. “Give me your tired, your poor…” “…from shithole countries… a massive invasion at our southern border has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease, and destruction to communities all across our land…
I Cry for America
On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “ I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer here to witness the
I Cry for America
On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “ I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer here to witness the
Envisioning The American Dream 