The reaction to President Biden’s performance in his debate with former President Trump on June 27, 2024, underscores one of the core weaknesses in our political culture. Namely our popular political media. The news media is a business. The media does not provide us information that would be objectively useful to us in making the […]
A historic vote is set to take place in the House of Representatives today on additional military aid to Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression. This single vote is underappreciated by the general public for its significance. As a taxpayer and citizen of the United States my hope is that Congress votes for the […]
There has been much debate of late in the media about the wisdom of sending Ukraine additional weapons and military aid to help it defend itself against Russia’s invasion. Although the media has focused mostly on the statements of what has been characterized as “far-right” Republicans, it is important to note that so-called “far-left” Democrats, […]
I read last night an article accusing Ukraine of providing weapons to Hamas to be used to attack Israel. The apparent source for the allegations was Georgia’s Republican Congresswoman, Majorie Taylor Greene. Below is the link to her Twitter post. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? on X: “We need to work with Israel to track serial […]
The assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin by Vladimir Putin was necessary from the very beginning for Putin to achieve his ultimate aims. Putin did not invade Ukraine for any objective reason. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia was a vast nation brimming with natural resources, and has been so blessed for centuries. Russia also has had […]
The term “rope a dope” is most commonly associated with the famous heavyweight boxing match in 1974 between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman known as the Rumble in the Jungle. The unbeaten Foreman was known for his powerful punching ability and was heavily favored against the older but more savvy Ali. Throughout the beginning and […]
If anything positive can come from the tragic death of Tyre Nichols, perhaps the circumstances surrounding his death can help change the narrative surrounding the deaths of young Black men at the hands of the police. Following is a short summary of Tyre’s death. On January 7, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee, a 29 year old […]
Writing about issues of “race” is fraught with landmines and inevitably some people will be insulted no matter what you write. With that said, I think its important to have the conversation even though it can be difficult. Sometimes the most difficult conversations are the most important to have. So here are a few of […]
When I was in seventh or eighth grade in the late 1970’s I discovered a copy of the rock group The Doors first album, also title The Doors, that my older brothers had. I was hooked. The Doors were very popular from the release of their biggest hit Light My Fire in 1967 until the […]
Germany has recently endured considerable criticism for not providing Ukraine with Leopard II tanks or even to allow third parties like Poland to provide Poland’s Leopard II tanks to Ukraine to push back against Russian invaders. Poland is one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters and has expressed a strong to desire to provide their German built […]