Politics and its Discontents

I was alerted to this story by my friend Jonathan; it is profoundly disturbing, even though, because it involves an alleged rape committed b...

But more of a menace than ever.

Yesterday, my post consisted of three letters culled from a larger series by Star readers reflecting on the dire state of both the U.S. R...

H/t Toronto Star A series of letters excoriating the deplorable state of American politics and society, epitomized by Donald Trump's...

And as they do, my faith in humanity continues to erode. Watch what Mother Jones has uncovered:

Appearing on CNN’s Reliable Sources, legendary journalist Carl Bernstein ripped into presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, call...

Perhaps someone should tell the medical savant that the $2 bill no longer exists in the U.S.?

Start at about the 2:40 mark, and you'll see how she does it:

The id is an important part of our personality because as newborns, it allows us to get our basic needs met. Freud believed that the id is b...

If he is, I have yet to discover the one area he is good at, other than mendacious self-promotion. Witness his egregious and profound ignora...

.... this might be significant. Unfortunately, the more Donald Trump lies, the more popular he seems to become with his acolytes, who laud ...

So says Andrew Klavan. Watch his video to find out why:

While the woman in the above photo, Birgitt Peterson, claims she was provoked and that her Nazi salute has been misinterpreted (I'm s...

Given its increasing preoccupation with boyish concerns , the Republican 'presidential' debates are turning out to be anything but m...

That does seem to be the attitude of Mr. Trump's ardent supporters, doesn't it?

Readers of a certain vintage will remember the old RCA Victor logo, "His Master's Voice," shown above. It depicts a loyal do...

Synonym Discussion of equivocate lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dish...

Not that he had any semblance of previous virtue, but yesterday former Republican presidential nomination contender Chris Christie confirm...

Some years ago, Rick Mercer had a special called Talking To Americans , its purpose being to satirize the profound ignorance many of our U.S...