This is an awful man, waving a book he hasn’t read, in front of a church he doesn’t attend, invoking laws he doesn’t understand, against fellow Americans he sees as enemies, wielding a military he dodged serving, to protect power he gained via accepting foreign interference, exploiting fear and anger he loves to stoke, after failing … Continue reading →

The Writing Is On The WallThere are numerous barometers one could use to get a sense of how Trump will do in November. You could refer to polls. You could gauge the feelings of people you know. You could look at the state of the economy. You could, perhaps, even look to see whether the … Continue reading →

Vote Him AwayThe Russian Presidency inside the White House in Washington didn’t get off to a great start with The Chinese Flu. Catastrophic, one might say. And from there, it has been all down hill ever since. Prior to Covid-19, most of the crises were of Trump’s own making, and of minimal impact. People brushed … Continue reading →

Mitigated DisasterThere is a debate to be had regarding the competing ravages on society from both the decline of economic output and the spread of Covid_19. A recession will likely lead to financial hardships that will in itself costs lives. At what point of economic decline will more lives be lost to future austerity than … Continue reading →

Age of the Cult

Do you remember Harold Camping? A bible thumping christian who made his living from predicting the end of days and sharing his theory over his radio station. He built up quite the following over the years. And they didn't all desert him when the world repeatedly failed to end on time. But that's not entirely … Continue reading Age of the Cult →

Dear America

A couple of years ago, when we were burgled, the police ran down the culprit. They found his fingerprints on an inside window pane. They obtained CCTV footage of him buying bottles of booze from a convenience store with my debit card. They found him with stolen goods in his possession. He was, to put … Continue reading Dear America →

Politics on Friday

Today, even as I type this, a group of toffs are holed up at Chequers trying to decide which of the latest combination of fudged trade and customs plan they would like the EU to reject. Some might suggest that Theresa May's Brexit plans are beginning to look like the Rocky saga - implausible, badly … Continue reading Politics on Friday →