The Broken Presidency

Earlier this year (2016) journalists and pundits were falling all over themselves declaring the Republican Party to be “broken.”  Now, after the disastrous and terrifying results of the election, the same voices are now describing the Democratic Party with the same word.  Broken. They have good reasons underlying their conclusions, but they are quite off target.  It…
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Religious support for Donald Trump

The hypocrisy of religion can no better be illustrated than in the support given to Donald Trump by religious zealots across America.  Never has there been a more vulgar person to run for the office of President; never before has there been such a mean-spirited trickster at the summit of world power.  You’d think maybe…
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Trump: an exponent of the Zeitgeist.

Sometimes it seems as if there is a universal radio station, some worldwide broadcast working in polyglot fashion to influence the minds of the world’s population.  (Well, the part of the population that has written language and is generally aware of other parts of the planet, that is.)  Lately, this Zeitgeist has been harsh, bullying,…
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No Trump.

Donald J. Trump has won more electoral votes than Hillary Clinton and so shall occupy the White House on January 20, 2017. I never thought my country was capable of doing this to itself.  Not after having elected Obama.  Twice. Apparently, the big issue was the economy. Trade deals, declining Main Streets, underemployment.  A majority of voters think Donald J….
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