Truth is the First Casualty of…Unchecked Power

Three years after the US’s catastrophic run from Afghanistan, most Americans have no clue what happened. No one has stood up and taken responsibility. Five years after the killings that triggered Black Lives Matter (BLM) most Americans do not really understand what happened and the surrounding circumstances. Even more recently, most of us do not …

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America In Decline as It Pursues Perfection

I saw a t-shirt the other day that gave me a chuckle. It read: “I may be old, but I saw the USA before it went to sh**.” It stopped being funny when I thought about the differences between 20th and 21st century America.

Trump Vows To Cancel Taxes On Social Security Benefits

During his rally in Asheville, North Carolina on Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump reiterated and expanded upon an earlier promise to cancel income taxes on Social Security benefits.

This Morning’s Rant

In the superhero flick The Avengers, there’s a scene in which Loki, taken from the Norse God of Mischief, cows a large crowd in Germany with the shouted command, “Kneel!” Loki grins as he addresses the crowd, sarcastically asking if such is not their natural state, to kneel, to be ruled by others. Of Captain …

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