From the days of the 2016 Republican nomination campaign, to the 2016 election to when Donald Trump took office there were always some who predicted he would grow in office. In his response to the coronavirus crisis and markets nose-diving there is now an established fact: While Donald Trump's waistline has grown in office, he hasn't. Trump unleashed a 13 tweet … [Read more...] about Markets tumble as Trump attacks media, political rivals and spreads misinformation on Twitter
Here Comes the Cavalry
Thank God! Our dear leader seems to agree that we have a problem with the Covid 19 virus and has placed one of America’s top virologists and infectious disease specialists in charge- Vice-President Michael Pence. With Pence’s scientific background and reservoir of knowledge, America can be sure that the pandemic of this new virus will soon be brought to heel. Though our Dear … [Read more...] about Here Comes the Cavalry
Asian markets collapse as virus spreads, oil prices crash
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering.As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are fleeing out of riskier assets and into safe havens, sending gold and the yen surging and pushing US … [Read more...] about Asian markets collapse as virus spreads, oil prices crash
What really works to keep coronavirus away? 4 questions answered by a public health professional
Duane Clark works to sanitize surfaces at the Avenue X subway station in New York City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. AP Photo/Kevin Hagen Brian Labus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Editor’s note: The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, … [Read more...] about What really works to keep coronavirus away? 4 questions answered by a public health professional
Believe It Or Not, Eisenhower Was More Conservative Than Senator Bernie Sanders
Since President Obama vowed to repeal the Bush tax cuts, there has been an increase in the ever-lasting clash over how much taxes the rich should pay. Obama was calling for taxes to be raised on the highest income bracket to be approximately 50 percent. Bill Maher defended this call for higher taxes, and pointed out that the taxes on the upper middle class bracket were actually … [Read more...] about Believe It Or Not, Eisenhower Was More Conservative Than Senator Bernie Sanders
Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Los Angeles on Super Tuesday. Ronen Tivony/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Robert Shrum, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The dominant question going into Super Tuesday was: Did Joe Biden’s sweeping victory in … [Read more...] about Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed
Quarter of Italians on lockdown as virus sweeps globe
Rome (AFP) - A quarter of Italy's population was in lockdown Sunday as the government announced a spike in deaths and took drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe, while Iran recorded another 49 deaths and the national airline suspended flights to Europe. Italy's COVID-19 death count rose 133 inside 24 hours to 366, more than any other … [Read more...] about Quarter of Italians on lockdown as virus sweeps globe
Beach-front property isn’t always great to have.
If you want to live on beach-front property, then you might want to pay attention to where beaches are located. Residents of Hoover Beach in Hamburg, New York received a nasty surprise on the morning of 28 February 2020. From TV station WGRZ in Buffalo, New York: "Cold temperatures, gale-force winds, and 18-foot waves from Lake Erie created an ice spectacle at Hoover … [Read more...] about Beach-front property isn’t always great to have.
‘Hillary’ Reveals the Personal Life and Motivations of Clinton
They say hindsight is 20/20. Politicians can often come across as calculated, unauthentic, and insincere. Hillary Clinton, former First Lady, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate, has long been a topic of speculation throughout her career and public life. Hillary, the latest original series from Hulu, pulls back the curtain and reveals the personal life of … [Read more...] about ‘Hillary’ Reveals the Personal Life and Motivations of Clinton
Trump goes viral (Cartoon)
There Are Fewer Registered Republicans Than Independents Nationwide For First Time
For the first time in American history, there are fewer registered Republicans than there are independents nationwide.Data from Ballot Access News, which tracks registrations in the 31 states that require party registration, shows that about 29.09 percent of voters are Independents while 28.87 percent are Republicans. Democrats make up about 39.66 percent of registered voters … [Read more...] about There Are Fewer Registered Republicans Than Independents Nationwide For First Time
New York State and the World’s Oldest Profession
As a defense attorney practicing in the courtrooms of Queens and Manhattan some years ago a few of my clients were prostitutes who were busted for doing their job. It occurred to me while bargaining their sentences down to little jail time: What an absurd machine I’ve been caught up in. It was the same feeling I got defending drug “criminals” in Drug Court. The … [Read more...] about New York State and the World’s Oldest Profession
TRUMP IS A PLAGUE (Cartoon and Column)
Trump’s supporters love to claim his critics, people like me, suffer from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” I don’t think it’s deranged to call out facts, question spurious bullshit, or point out hypocrisy. I think the people who were once proud members of the Tea Party, that organization that claimed to be so concerned over government spending (created before Obama even spent a … [Read more...] about TRUMP IS A PLAGUE (Cartoon and Column)
Is political tribalism killing liberalism?
Is political tribalism killing liberalism? Most of the talk about political tribalism centers on the right and far right but are we seeing more manifestations of liberal tribalism as well? Michael Carpenter, writing in Foreign Affairs, examines why we are a "succumbing to the politics of tribalism." His focus isn't just on the United States but on global trends. It's … [Read more...] about Is political tribalism killing liberalism?
Can Indian Muslims ever feel safe again?
Process this: The dance of death and destruction unleashed in northeast Delhi last week has claimed 47 lives. More than 300 people have been injured and at least 122 houses, 322 shops and 301 vehicles have been burnt down, according to an interim report by the local administration. In the course of 70 hours of unbridled mayhem, howling mobs armed with guns, machetes, and iron … [Read more...] about Can Indian Muslims ever feel safe again?
Coronavirus: why people are panic buying toilet paper and how to stop it
Shelves of ready noodles in Singapore were left empty after fear led people to panic buy. kandl/Shutterstock Andy J. Yap, INSEAD The UK has found itself in a panic buying frenzy in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. A very flustered health secretary Matt Hancock urged restraint and attempted to calm fears of shortages on BBC television’s … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: why people are panic buying toilet paper and how to stop it
CORONA BS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
When Donald Trump was a candidate for the presidency and no one could actually see him winning the office, President Obama said Trump was “uniquely unqualified” for the job. Obama was right. Donald Trump has done nothing except prove he’s unqualified and should not be president. A man like Donald Trump occupying the Oval Office is a national emergency and a national security … [Read more...] about CORONA BS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Warren blasts Sanders for his supporters’ ‘organized nastiness’ and ‘bullying’
Concern about the behavior of so-called "Bernie Bros" supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blossomed into a campaign issue in 2020. But the problem surfaced in 2016 with the ferocity of online attacks in 2016 on then Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton and those who supported her. When Sen. Elizabeth Warren pulled out of the race for the Democratic … [Read more...] about Warren blasts Sanders for his supporters’ ‘organized nastiness’ and ‘bullying’
Franklin Graham plays the fool.
Someone whom Franklin Graham respects and trusts ought to take Graham aside somewhere and help him extract his cranium from his rectum. That is because Franklin Graham plays the fool in a statement that he posted on Twitter. Here is Graham's statement: Is there anything Christian in Graham's tweet? Pharisaic? Yes. Christian? No. For starters, Graham grossly … [Read more...] about Franklin Graham plays the fool.
Joe Biden, Super Tuesday and Missionary Ridge
I watched the aftermath of Super Tuesday yesterday, and was astonished at the sheer imbecility of our pundits and talking heads. Then I read the navel gazing of our print mavens, and I have to say: YOU ENTIRELY MISSED THE POINT, guys. Let me tell you a story, about WHY General Douglas MacArthur spent his entire life trying to live up to his father, Arthur MacArthur, who won … [Read more...] about Joe Biden, Super Tuesday and Missionary Ridge