Let me introduce you to “Momma Gator.” the main attraction on the creek which runs the length of the Florida island we call home. I have gotten to know Momma quite well over the past five years as the path along the creek is the preferred route of my morning constitutional with our adopted … Read more
I now know how John King, the host of CNN’s Inside Politics, must feel. Yesterday, he opened his show by literally tearing up his preparation notes for the broadcast. The original topics of the day were the Senate health care charade and the pending disassembling of the First Amendment to the Constitution in the form of … Read more
America is not a zero-sum game. You can support both the Black Lives Matter movement and law enforcement officials. You can believe in capitalism and still rail against excesses on Wall Street. You can oppose Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and admit the law has shortcomings which need to be addressed. Which … Read more
Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness. -Marshall McLuhan In Max Brooks’ novel World War Z and the film of the same title, Israel is the only sovereign nation fully prepared for the coming Zombie conflict. Brooks explains this anomaly as being the result of the method of decision making adopted by the Israeli … Read more
There is more than enough evidence Donald Trump’s behavior since January 20th is “unpresidented.” However, there is one important departure from past history which seems to have alluded the mainstream media. Of the 44 individuals who have sat behind the desk in the oval office, James K. Polk and Trump are the only incumbents … Read more