Like Viktor Orban, Hungary's leader, and Trump's model-strongman, Trump is censoring media. In his sweeping attempts to remake the federal government, Donald Trump is using a playbook first perfected in Hungary by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose autocratic takeover started in 2010 and extends to today. While Trump's first…
My friends often wonder why I roll my eyes whenever they send me ‘Sound of Music’ references. They tell me - “it’s such a great movie! You’re famous!”What they don’t get is that the true story is a far cry from the lighthearted musical, in which my father's family…
A majority has elected Donald Trump whose only real concern is himself and the rich who support him, a man who tried to overthrow our democracy, a man who supports dictators and not democratic allies, a man who will readily sell our nation to Vladimir Putin who helped him…
Does America have some nefarious, overarching figure, a puppet-master who pulls the strings for the ultra-conservative movement. It seems that behind the scenes some such shadowy force makes things happen to transform our society on the sly. Or is it a clique of the ultra-greedy? For example, it is…
On this approaching Day of Independence, we as the majority have great tasks before us. We must re-evaluate that independence, especially from despots among us who would take it away. A country’s Constitution is supposed to set standards for a its government and its citizens, and is especially important…
Political leaders, with the notable exception of most Republicans, focus on the major problems our nation faces. One of the biggest is climate change. It constitutes reason and science with attacks on climate change & new technology—Most Americans have no idea about the giant impact on green energy that…
Vladimir Putin is a butcher with a modern, updated approach to war-criminal standards. His strategy and the nature of his global threat must be identified and considered by the United States, the current leader of the free world. I say current due to the menacing threat to American democracy…
We should inform ourselves about the many consequences of having almost total functional failure in the US Congress. If you are not aware, the main cause of this failure is the Republican Party. No member of this party either functions as a real representative of the people’s interest or…
Tucker Carlson said President Joe Biden has aligned himself with sentiments of “The Great Replacement,” which he explained as “the replacement of legacy Americans with more obedient people from far away countries. They brag about it all the time, but if you dare to say it’s happening, they will…
Ruthless, demagogic Republican leaders plot to steal the next election while still propagating a big lie about the last one, this while the pandemic still rages, especially in Republican states, and while severe and unprecedented weather affects our planet. Serious people like the current administration (Build Back Better Act)…