Populism, My Ass

In 1971, the Oscar winner for best animated short was a 2 minute 18 second cartoon by Ted Petok titled “The Crunch Bird.”  In search of a gift for her grumpy and unhappy husband, the wife decides he might like a pet.  After rejecting a dog or a cat, she decides her husband would prefer … Read more

“This Is America”

Since January 20, a lot of us have spent a great deal of psychic energy trying to cope with the daily fire hose of lies and nonsense which we all knew would accompany the second coming of Donald J. Trump.  Perhaps the best piece of advice in an effort to remain sane in the face … Read more

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Democrats slammed the confirmation process, with some fuming that lawmakers were not given access to an FBI background check detailing the sordid allegations. ~Juliegrace Brufke/The Daily Beast In the Coen brothers 2009 film “A Serious Man,” protagonist Larry Gopnik (portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg), suffering from a growing series of misfortunes, seeks the guidance of his … Read more

Eggs-cuse Me!

Americans stocking up on holiday cooking essentials may be greeted with an unwelcome surprise in the grocery aisles: higher prices for eggs, spurred by an intensifying bird flu outbreak. ~Danielle Kaye/New York Times Kaye’s update on the “great American egg crisis” this morning should come as no surprise.  A February 2024 USDA report on the … Read more

Wrong Again, Naturally

When I first went there [in] 2016, we were, I had a lot of good people. I had a lot of good advice, but I put people in that in some cases, were not what I really wanted because I didn’t know much about Washington. Donald J. Trump/September 9, 2024 Above is the one time … Read more