Many Americans are standing on street corners waving anti-Trump signs, and the economy might be the reason. The  Economic Policy Institute (EPI) notes that never before has so much money flowed into the hands of so few, and given the greatest political influence to those with the fat

Democrats danced in the streets last Tuesday.  Special elections painted some red states blue, and California’s redistricting plan succeeded in waving a middle finger at Texas’s efforts at gerrymandering.  Yet danger to our democracy persists. Oligarchs, aided by low taxes and t

By the time this blog is published, the budget war between Republicans and Democrats may be over.  Will the Republicans have succeeded in tarring the Democrats with the loss of government services?  Will Democrats have convinced the public that some pain is necessary to save the cou

Not long ago, a friend on Facebook posted a false comment. I responded with a Snopes link that refuted the statement. The friend shot back, “I don’t fact-check other people’s comments if I agree with them.” O-k-a-y. Good to know, I thought. That was a MAGA sentiment if ever I�

Last week, my blog was about finding our better angels in the worst of times, a term Abraham Lincoln coined in his first inaugural address.   I am familiar with my darker ones, anger, impatience, and vanity among them.  Less aggressive are the purer spirits. Sometimes, when I’ve

“Not my problem,” said Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noam about Andry Hernandez Romero. He’s the gay hairdresser from Venezuela she sent to a prison in El Salvador without due process, and the same woman who shot her dog because the pup was difficult to train. Nope. We’

After solving my computer problem over the telephone, my hardware guru and I paused for a chat. Not a fan of Donald Trump, he said he couldn’t wait until the 2026 election. Though I shared his impatience, I admitted I wasn’t sure there would be another election. His reply shot acr

“Are we there yet?” A child too long confined to a car will often ask this question.  Who would have guessed that as Donald Trump bends the rule of law, drawing the country near to a Constitutional crisis, we can hear a similar query on the lips of people in the streets?  “Are

Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), a U. S. Republican House member from Georgia is a believer.  She believes in Donald Trump. She believes in MAGA’s anger. She believes in Q-Anon conspiracy theories, one of which holds that Donald Trump is secretly fighting an international cabal of

When Senator Cory Booker announced he would filibuster to protest Donald Trump’s policies,  a woman on  Facebook wondered if his actions would have an impact. She was trawling for opinions, not data, as the filibuster had yet to occur. At best, any reply would have to be grounded