England and America are two countries separated by the same language! ~Mallory Brown, Christian Science Monitor September 1942 Brown’s observation was never more true than last night as BBC correspondents reported the Labour Party’s landslide victory after 14 continuous years of Conservative Party rule. For example, as the vote counting ended in each parliamentary district, a … Read more
This morning, Joe Scarborough invoked similar protests against the Vietnam War in 1968 to warn participants in pro-Palestinian activities on college campuses that such behavior is counterproductive to their cause. He rightfully pointed out that chaos on college campuses and in the streets of Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention contributed to Richard Nixon’s … Read more
We hear a lot these days about the effects of inflation on average Americans (whoever they are). And we see a lot of finger pointing when it comes to the causes. Greedy corporations. Supply chain disruptions resulting from the lingering effects of the pandemic. Federal Reserve policies. The growing federal debt. You know what we … Read more
“The Dog Days of Summer” is an expression that one hears often in baseball. The phrase comes from the very challenging days of playing baseball in the heat of the summer. Not only are players contending with the heat, but they are also contending with the length of the baseball season. The excitement of the … Read more
If you expected a diatribe about the indictment of Donald Trump, I’m afraid you will be disappointed. Unlike a majority of GOP representatives and Senators and non-Trump contenders for the party’s nomination for president, I am keeping my powder dry until I have a chance to read the actual indictment. So, today I want to … Read more