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President Trump Has Been Briefed on the Terror Attack In London; I’ve also Told My Three-Year Old
Today’s terrorist attack at Parliament is the first crisis of Trump’s Presidency – or at least the first crisis that isn’t of his making or Russia’s. While we have been very fortunate not to have a crisis in... Read →
What is Anthony Scaramucci Thinking?
Anthony Scaramucci is one of the brightest minds on Wall Street and has been for decades. He has used his extraordinary financial insight and business acumen to build funds, raise capital, invest successfully, and build a strong brand... Read →
Trump's Working Class Base At Tipping Point
Trump came to power largely because he found the sweet spot in the voting public. He saw far more clearly than anyone else running on either side that the huge voting block of mostly white, blue collar working class was being totally... Read →
Tillerson’s Pseudonym Doesn't Bother Me; Schneiderman Should Look Elsewhere
There is plenty do be concerned about vis-a-vis Trump and his clan and their climate change denying position. Rex Tillerson, unlike Bannon, Kellyanne and even Trump himself, is not a climate change denier. As Exxon’s CEO, he was... Read →
Scotch Tape and Ties - A Trumpian Phenomenon
Who in the world would think of scotch taping the thin end of a tie to the back of the wide end. It is ugly and unseemly. Tying a tie is not a big deal; most men have learned as children from their fathers how to do it. And, over... Read →
Republican Health Care Is Exactly Like Democrat Health Care
Obama pushed it through with no Republican votes. His was a poorly developed and unsustainable program. Polosi’s famous comment says it all: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in... Read →
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View from Oxford Street, London: Not as Distraught, Disturbed
The Brits are showing their stiff upper lip, at least as it relates to events in the US.
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The World is Watching
Acts of violence against Jews and Jewish institutions in America, including threats of violence, have increased dramatically since Trump’s win. Since January 2017, there have been over 125 anti-Semitic acts and threats against Jewish... Read →
Human Nature to Hunker Down
Germany, at the time, seemed as civilized and cultured as any Western European nation in the 1930s. Few German citizens took the Nazi movement seriously until it was too late. And, just as important, Germans under Nazi rule were mostly... Read →
The Shining City on A Hill
On January 11, 1989, Ronald Reagan spoke eloquently about America as the Shining City on a Hill. Reflecting on his eight years, he spoke proudly about how it was the home of the free, tall and proud, built on rocks stronger than oceans and... Read →
The Focus is Gone – Treating a Heart Attack Victim for an Ingrown Toenail
Over the last weeks, since Trump was inaugurated, we have seen large protests in Washington of women objecting to infringement of Roe v. Wade, and we have seen a right wing, lightweight instigator (whose name will not be printed here)... Read →
America's Psychiatrists and Psychologists Let Us All Down - BIGLY
Even modestly intelligent persons have recognized, ever since he entered the political arena, that Donald Trump has long been seriously disabled by his narcissism. His irrational, unstable and dangerous behavior was manifestly obvious and... Read →
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No Worries – Stephen Bannon is on the job
It is freightening, on its own, to have an unstable, malignant narcissist as President of the United States. But far more concerning is that he is really not calling the shots. Occasionally, Trump will talk from the heart about Arnold... Read →
US Government Corruption is Changing Views of Graft Worldwide – Romania Follows
We know the US leads the world. The signals being sent to friends and foes alike by our current government - and its actions to legitimize corruption - are starting to spill over into other countries. The Republican Party is throwing... Read →
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