It appears I did not make my point clearly in my last two commentaries. Wayne sent the following comment me, to which – as he expresses it – I agree: “I think you are mistaking the world as a democracy. Your idea would have a chance if that were true, but it has many dictatorships,… continue reading »
I beg to differ with all who think America is going to Hell in a handbasket. It isn’t. It’s going to Hell in digital handcuffs. It’s invading Hades in a dollar straight jacket. It’s claiming a love for Jesus while embracing a metaphorical Satan. In our time Kurt Vonnegut said it better than anyone else…. continue reading »
PBS’s coverage of the Subcommittee’s Report presents concrete evidence supplied by Republicans of Trump’s influence upon the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Any Americans who did not see this live PBS report need to seek it on the Internet and view the entire presentation. Particularly, those who physically attacked the Capitol need to view… continue reading »
The unique American writer Joan Didion once wrote, “Las Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements – bizarre and beautiful in its venality . . . in its devotion to immediate gratification . . . which makes it an extraordinarily stimulating and interesting place.” And later she also wrote, “The desert, any… continue reading »
January 7, 2022 Las Vegas . . . Millions honor actor Sidney Poitier who died today as a judge sends three white men to prison with life sentences for killing a black jogger. Poitier will be remembered for decades. the three who killed the jogger are already dispatched from memory. This ironical matchup is accompanied… continue reading »