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Where Donald Trump and Neville Chamberlain Cause My Insomnia

Here’s what keeps me awake at night:  Our country looks like it is close to being in real peril, and we aren’t paying the right kind of attention. I’m not a fan of hyperbole or overblown, the-sky-is-falling dramatics. But in the past when candidates I haven’t supported have been elected to office, whether it’s a governorship, a Congressional seat or a Presidency, I’ve always felt … Continue reading Where Donald Trump and Neville Chamberlain Cause My Insomnia

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Ethics (or Lack Thereof) May Haunt Trump’s DC Hotel

Bear with me, please.  This is going to be a long one, and I apologize in advance. One week after Election Day, the Washington Post published an article entitled “Trump leases his D.C. hotel from a government agency he’ll soon be in charge of”, by Steven L. Schooner and Daniel I. Gordon. Mr. Schooner is a professor of government procurement law at George Washington University … Continue reading Ethics (or Lack Thereof) May Haunt Trump’s DC Hotel

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Jon Stewart, Trump, and the Twitter War of 2013

Our very unPresidential President-Elect went on another Twitter rant tonight, attacking (via retweets) a reporter at CNN named Jeff Zeleny.  But that’s a story for tomorrow, because right now it’s a bit depressing to contemplate that the President-Elect publicly attacked a broadcast journalist in front of the entire world. Instead, it would be far more enjoyable to recount an episode where, with a few tweets (assisted by … Continue reading Jon Stewart, Trump, and the Twitter War of 2013

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The United States, a Kleptocracy

According to Merriam-Webster, a “kleptocracy” is “a government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed.” I’d thought of an administration headed by FuckFace Von Clownstick* as perhaps an Idiocracy (a mediocre movie that now seems a bit prescient), but never imagined that the United States could devolve into something that – to me – always seemed exclusive to … Continue reading The United States, a Kleptocracy

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A “Post-Truth” President and the American Media

The day after Donald Trump gained more than 270 Electoral College votes, thereby winning the U.S. Presidency, I heard a commentator on either CNN or MSNBC refer to him as “our first post-truth President”. Um … what?  I wouldn’t have been able to get away with telling my mother 40 years ago, that I hadn’t lied, exactly, I was just being post-truth.  She would rightfully … Continue reading A “Post-Truth” President and the American Media

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