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
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos did love each other so. And they did love their lives so. And they did love their love nest on Billionaire Bunker so. And they were so very lucky and so very grateful even if they couldn’t quite say why. Continue reading
The most curious feature of the January 2026 Jack Smith hearing was Republicans’ indifference to Smith’s evidence indicating “beyond a reasonable doubt” that election fraud had been committed. What they could not forgive is whom Smith’s evidence implicated. Continue reading
In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial, President Trump’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency. Which does not explain why Trump tweeted that all U.S. currency was fake. It was up to the cherubic Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to make it all crystal clear to a concerned public. Continue reading
When President Trump can’t sleep he tucks himself away in his favorite secret space in all the universe. But one night while he was deeply involved in relaxing there, he found himself visited by all the world insisting on giving him awards. How could he refuse? Continue reading
Since Trump’s retaking office on January 20, 2025, we have only carped at his childish actions, which get more destructive by the month. But we mustn’t complain. He is doing exactly what we let him do. Continue reading