[NOTE: This series of posts about the corporate capture & corruption of the U.S. Supreme Court reflects my sense that: this “scheme” is extremely dangerous to what remains of our democracy; that it is far advanced; it preceded the era of 45 and the “Big Lie,” and it will continue after that ordeal reaches its … Continue reading “Shotgun” Scalia: A study in Supreme Corruption & Impunity; More from “The Scheme”
It was tempting to open with a passage from Volodimir Zelensky’s memorable address to Congress. But that is everywhere today. Instead, here’s a bit from a tribute by columnist David Ignatius: Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, likes to quote a comment attributed to Napoleon: “In war, the moral is … Continue reading Quotes for the Day
Enough babble about the World Cup. Spare me the hype surrounding the Super Bowl. I’m not even thinking of MLB Spring Training. There’s a spot in the Big American History Record Book waiting to be filled, and I’m fed up & full to the eyebrows with waiting.
Pulitzer Prize-winning national columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. is retiring and wrote his final column Tuesday. “Time flew, didn’t it? Now, it’s time for me to fly off, too.”
No democracy is immune to big lies by Gwynne Dyer, Opinion columnist December 12, 2022 Could there be anything more ridiculous than last week’s failed coup attempt in Peru? Last Wednesday morning, President Pedro Castillo made an unscheduled broadcast announcing that he was dissolving Congress, suspending the constitution and would rule the country by … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Cracking Two Cuckoo Coup Attempts??