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April 26, 2026

Past Correspondents’ Day Dinners

Yes, I watched two hours of last night’s shocking event. I’ll refrain from commenting on it since it will be all over the news media today. I will say that Trump’s White House response was mostly fair and decent (except for his babbling about the need for the new ballroom). Instead I reprint my 2018 reaction to a Dinner when the event was well into its sad decline. I did attend one of these events in 1994 when things were more accepting and jovial. Politics was so different then. Continue reading “Past Correspondents’ Day Dinners”

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026

See What the Mutant Has Done

We have to get rid of him. George Conway has a great summary piece here. He “lays out his case that Republicans will eventually have no choice but to remove the president before his term ends.” I urge you to read it. Until then, here are a few visual reminders of what this lunatic has wrought. Continue reading “See What the Mutant Has Done”

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026

Trumpism Predicted

In these times of hysteria and sociopathology, it may be useful to remind us that there is “nothing new under the sun,” as Ecclesiastes put it. The Mark Twain of our time surely was Hunter S. Thompson, whose words still drive me crazy and apply so directly to what the Trumpworld has brought us. Continue reading “Trumpism Predicted”

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

No Words Needed

Matt Spence

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026

Capitalism Exposed

There is a new book out that I want very much to read. It’s an anatomy of capitalism: The Insatiable Machine: How Capitalism Conquered the World, by Trevor Jackson. Capitalism plainly dominates the world’s economic and social life. “An economy predicated on infinite accumulation, mass consumption, and fossil-fueled industrialization is not reconcilable with a finite planet.” Continue reading “Capitalism Exposed”

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

The Deepest Irony

Some think the Iran war is Trump’s “excursion” to distract from his involvement with Epstein. Maybe so, but his absurd conduct of the war makes you wonder. You’ll recall that in both his presidential campaigns Trump positioned himself as the outsider who would drain the elitist swamp. Instead, his administration “stands as the ultimate monument to elite impunity.” The proof is all over the Epstein files. Continue reading “The Deepest Irony”

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

How the White House Sees Iran

Here is Sidney Blumenthal on Trump’s infantile obsession with war as a game: “The Trump White House is the first in history to define a war’s purpose as achieving the ecstatic sensation of playing a simulated war video game.” Continue reading “How the White House Sees Iran”

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Trump’s in Way Over His Head

But nobody is about to tell the Emperor that he has no clothes. The capper came yesterday when it was revealed that Putin & Co. had been providing Iran with intelligence to help Iran strike US warships, aircraft and other US assets. And the administration said that made no difference! Continue reading “Trump’s in Way Over His Head”

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026

It’s All Going to Be about Epstein

The tariff ruling by the Supreme Court made a lot of people jump up and dance. And rightly so. It’s the biggest legal defeat the President has suffered. Now we await with no pleasure the State of the Union on Tuesday which will give him an excuse for more self-serving venom, bluster and lies. But the real threat to Trump is still the Epstein files. Continue reading “It’s All Going to Be about Epstein”

February 15, 2026

Finally It’s a Book

My historical-political book Trumpworld Begins was finally published February 5 on Amazon KDP. I hope you can give it a review. I want your honest feedback, positive or negative. Here is the link to Amazon US. I think you can also order from Amazon Mex though the site has some errors I’m trying to correct. You can also leave your comments on Goodreads. Continue reading “Finally It’s a Book”

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026

Mind-Boggling Grift and Graft

We learned this month that the total of Trump’s personal corruption now exceeds 4 billion dollars. This bloated sum was achieved through complicated crypto deals and contributions from United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and other favor-seekers. Much of these gains are of questionable legality. It all started more than eight years ago as seen in this piece from Trumpworld Begins (now available on Amazon).

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