By EUGENE ROBINSON WASHINGTON -- The deliberately outrageous idea of arming classroom teachers is nothing more than a distraction, a ploy by the gun lobby to buy time for passions to cool. Don't get sidetracked. Keep the focus where it belongs -- on keeping military-style assault rifles out of civilian hands. The National Rifle Association and its vassals in the … [Read more...] about Don’t let the absurd ploy to arm teachers distract you
Cartoon: Donald Trump Superhero
‘Putin Has Clearly Come to the Conclusion that there Is Little Price to Pay…’ Bingo!
Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency (NSA)and chief of the Central Security Service, testified today at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Cyber Command's posture. It was an eye-opening hearing during which the NSA chief bluntly told lawmakers that President Trump has not given our intelligence … [Read more...] about ‘Putin Has Clearly Come to the Conclusion that there Is Little Price to Pay…’ Bingo!
Jared Kushner Lost Access to Top Secret Intelligence
Jared Kushner was informed on Friday that his temporary security clearance was downgraded, cutting him off from the sensitive documents he's had access to throughout President Donald Trump's tenure as the FBI protracted background check dragged on. Kushner, Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, as well as the rest of the White House aides working under highest… … [Read more...] about Jared Kushner Lost Access to Top Secret Intelligence
UN rings more alarms on carnage and armed conflicts
Preoccupied by quagmires in Syria, North Korea and elsewhere, the Trump administration and other governments are heading towards their biggest mistake by allowing the United Nations to weaken further. This is happening at a time when global military expenditures far exceed $1.5 trillion a year and there are 15,000 nuclear weapons and countless conventional weapons in the … [Read more...] about UN rings more alarms on carnage and armed conflicts
A Different Approach to Gun Control
I would like to propose a different approach to the Gun Control issue. No, my proposal will not prevent all the mass shooting events but it might make a dent in the frequency of such events, especially if combined with other measures. What I propose is that every gun owner must purchase Liability insurance for ever gun they own. This is very similar to required liability … [Read more...] about A Different Approach to Gun Control
Who the NRA blames for mass shootings (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
OF RELATED INTEREST: --How Stoneman Douglas students are trouncing the NRA in the PR battle over gun control --NRA blames the media for mass shootings --NRA Blames Media, FBI, and Democrats After Mass Shooting --NRA blames FBI, sheriff’s office for failing to prevent Parkland shooting --NRA and Florida: Seven things Wayne LaPierre blames after shooting --NRA Blames Video … [Read more...] about Who the NRA blames for mass shootings (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
(UPDATED) Ivanka Trump: Faux Feminist, President Whisperer & Bling Peddler
Ivanka Trump did not, of course, get to choose her father. And as a rule, the children of presidents should be off limits from media scrutiny, or at least have a modicum of privacy away from the harsh glare of the 24/7 world in which celebrities live. But Ivanka is not just any president's kid. She is the First Daughter of a man whose vileness is without bounds, and her … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Ivanka Trump: Faux Feminist, President Whisperer & Bling Peddler
The Future: Fashion Retail
Garment retail is already changing dramatically. Big malls are struggling, but brick and mortar clothing stores may not be completely obsolete. Some pain points have arisen in the new delivery model, that could, and seems to be, driving the establishment of a new type of store. Smaller, efficient, convenient, AND without any stock to buy. Nordstrom’s has just opened its … [Read more...] about The Future: Fashion Retail
Cruel climate dilemma for King penguins: feed or breed
Global warming is on track to wipe out 70 percent of the world's King penguins by century's end, putting the regal birds on a path towards extinction, researchers warned Monday. As climate change drives away the fish and squid upon which the flightless creatures depend, the penguins must swim further afield to find sustenance for their… … [Read more...] about Cruel climate dilemma for King penguins: feed or breed
The Tale of Brave Sir Robbin’
America's Prime blowhard took to the stage this morning to tout his bravery under fire, conveniently forgetting his five deferments from Vietnam, where he would have undoubtedly have ALSO done as claimed. But listen to Cadet Bone Spurs on his own courage and valor: "You don't know until you test it, but I think, I really believe I'd run in there, even if I didn't have a … [Read more...] about The Tale of Brave Sir Robbin’
Captain Bone Spurs to the Rescue (Cartoon, Column and Video)
When I saw the quote scroll across my news feed, “You don’t know until you test it, but I think, I really believe I would have run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon,” I couldn’t help myself. Forgive my cynicism, but I don’t have much faith that Donald Trump, Mr. five-deferments, Captain Bone-Spurs, and can’t-criticize-Putin, would go rushing into a shooting situation. … [Read more...] about Captain Bone Spurs to the Rescue (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Trump Says He’d Have Run Into School Shooting
President Donald Trump said Monday that he believed he would run into an active school shooting “even if I didn’t have a weapon.” The president was speaking in the aftermath of a shooting at a high school in Florida in which 17 people were killed and more than a dozen more injured. It was later revealed… … [Read more...] about Trump Says He’d Have Run Into School Shooting
Cartoon: To protect and something something (Cartoon, Column and Video)
While an active shooter was killing his former classmates last week in Parkland, Florida, the only cop on the scene stayed outside and took cover. There are now reports that other officers arriving at the scene also remained outside choosing to hide behind their cars. Trump has called the School Resource Deputy a coward. He and others are choosing to ignore that a gun on … [Read more...] about Cartoon: To protect and something something (Cartoon, Column and Video)
What Supplies Do Astronauts Need to Survive on the ISS?
Space is a cold and unforgiving place — but astronauts are still surviving in orbit around our little blue marble thanks to the wonder that is the International Space Station. They can’t do it alone, however. We’re constantly sending up supplies to keep the space station running. What sort of supplies do the astronauts need to survive up there on the International Space … [Read more...] about What Supplies Do Astronauts Need to Survive on the ISS?
It’s not conservatism. It’s extremism.
WASHINGTON -- It is time to say last rites over the American conservative movement. After years of drifting steadily toward extreme positions, conservatism is dead, replaced by a far right that has the Republican Party under its thumb. Conservatism is a complex creed, some of it less than appealing and some of it noble. The less attractive kind involves an ideology whose … [Read more...] about It’s not conservatism. It’s extremism.
Trump, guns and the warnings of history
By Henry Giroux, Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University. Samuel Zeif, an 18-year-old senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., cries after speaking during a listening session with President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The… … [Read more...] about Trump, guns and the warnings of history
Cartoons: Patriots Hatriots
Our Favorite “Family Company” Exposes the Corruption in Big Business
Johnson & Johnson — "a family company™," we're told by commercials — is developing a decidedly non-familial string of lawsuits related to their products. One strong example: J&J talcum powder. The connection remains tenuous after over forty years of scientific testing, but a correlation between the use of talc powder and cancer has shown in many of the experiments. … [Read more...] about Our Favorite “Family Company” Exposes the Corruption in Big Business
Perseverance Furthers: Maximum Bob Has The Goods. Give Him Time To Deliver
As diverting as it has been to watch Donald Trump further degrade the Oval Office as he keeps attaining new lows, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly self destruct and the splenetic machinations of the Republican Congress to bankrupt the republic, what we could use is a new around of Russia scandal indictments to . . . uh, clear the air. Well, we've gotten them in spades … [Read more...] about Perseverance Furthers: Maximum Bob Has The Goods. Give Him Time To Deliver