In November 2024, we elected a felon convicted of cheating to be U.S. president. Since then we have watched that felon flip the presidential levers of power to turn law-abiding critics of his policies into domestic terrorists, and we are smarting from it. Continue reading
Americans been watching a stream of political crises hit the fan for 18 months now. No one stepped in, and the bottom never dropped out. From that we assumed we still had time to do something about Trump in the future. But what if we don’t? Thom Hartmann frames the question with greater urgency: “Are we in a police state yet?” Continue reading
We reelected Trump fully aware that he plays fast, loose, and dirty. To prove it, he made $2.2 billion off us in 2025 while we watched. Now he’s burning through hundreds of millions of our dollars for an unnecessary ballroom, but we know why. Continue reading
Albanians are not Americans. Their country is smaller, national problems are easier to pinpoint, solutions easier to agree on. When they learned a wetland preserve had been sold to a real estate developer under the table, they achieved solidarity within hours. Continue reading
President Donald Trump going to sneak away with the whole world. It’s a bombproof strategy, except for one pesky detail . . . Continue reading
Each time Roman Emperor Commodus strode into the Colosseum arena to battle true gladiators, he charged the Roman treasury up to 1 million sesterces. Trump has not yet figured out how to charge the Treasury for his birthday cage fights, but he’s working on it. Continue reading
Human needs are met differently today than they were centuries ago. So what about self-defense? Any new wrinkles there? Oh, wrinkles most foul. Continue reading
At some point during her ride in the splendid Trump sidecar, Melania acquired a taste for power. No longer content with big hats and crappy millions, she wanted billions like her husband. She wanted clout like her husband. Her big break came in April. Continue reading
Apparently there was no question about it. The people God promised land to — them — were to share it. Except. One had to hesitate. In deference to God, they were duty-bound to ponder the multitude of questions that could not be ignored if God were to be obeyed, that is, correctly obeyed. Continue reading
When parcelling off land to the tribes of Israel, God gave them a directive they forgot. Continue reading