Archives for March, 2017
Never Has a Nation So Willingly Been Walked off a Cliff
With the true conviction of a vicar’s daughter, Theresa May triggered Article 50 and marched Britain off a cliff named Brexit. No bands played, the Queen did not attend, no…
There Will Be Consequences—There Always Are
According to yesterday’s (Mar 17) article about Bernie Sanders in the Guardian UK newspaper, “a new poll found he is the most popular politician in America. But instead of embracing…
While I Wasn’t Looking, Someone Privatized My Senator
It’s no surprise our private health care system is by far the most expensive system in the developed world, anywhere from three to ten times higher in the than in…
‘Guided Democracy,’ Governed by Those Who Can Manufacture Consent
Cambridge Analytica is said to be negotiating “two potentially lucrative new contracts, one to boost the incoming Trump White House's policy messaging and the other to help the Trump Organization…
Mr. Trump Sees Enemies Everywhere—So We Do As Well
The recipe for the toxic soup our current president is ladling out is three parts fear to one part frustration—and America has much about which to be frustrated. While no…
Who Is Robert Mercer and Why Should I Care?
The short answer is he’s a computer scientist billionaire. The long answer is a bit more complicated. Mercer is very right-wing in his politics, which is not all that unusual.…