Politics and its Discontents

  Not only does the Great Grifter have a new scheme to fleece his followers, but he is doing it in a way that will appeal to their basest, m...

I'm not writing much in the way of commentary these days, partly because other matters require my attention and partly because I feel al...

It's been 12 years since George Carlin left us, yet the ensuing years have made him even more relevant than he was in his day. The follo...

That is the message, simple and direct, delivered by CNN's Becky Anderson: Somehow, I doubt her message will resonate with the unhing...

I recently completed The Splendid and The Vile , a book by Erik Larson exploring the first year of Winston Churchill's prime ministersh...

That would be The Star's Patrick Corrigan: Meanwhile The Star's editorial board offers some insights into why Canada has fared s...

I don't know about you, but I have always felt deeply uneasy about fervid professions of patriotism, especially the kind that Americans ...

Since the pandemic began, my wife and I have been very cautious. Because she has an underlying lung condition, we limit our exposure to ou...

Probably first coined in a 1958 novel, The Ugly American is a term that, unfortunately, has clear and immediate relevance : The US has ...

But clearly, only for some: UPDATE: Trump tweeted out the above video, despite the 'white power" proclamation at its beginning...

If you know anything about Old Testament traditions (and I confess to knowing only a little about them), you may be aware of the role played...

But apt nonetheless. H/t Theo Moudakis

So says the always fearless and indefatigable Cornel West . As I watched the following, I couldn't help but think that if one feels dism...

Each night I allow myself a half-hour dose of news from an American perspective, usually NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. And every nigh...

Reading Chris Hedges is never a fell-good experience. His unflinching assessments, his unsparingly bleak prognostications, offer no comfor...

My friend Steve sent me this.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Vice- President Mike Pence quickly realized that things were not going as planned. Th...

One that needs no comment from me: Thank you Ellen Page. pic.twitter.com/Ykdn2z7J1W — Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) February 1, 2019

While the Toddller-in-Chief continues with his temper tantrum, and the American government shutdown is now in its third week, it is good...

Not to mention a once-proud country. This is what your brain looks like on right-wing propaganda. #MAGA 🤪 pic.twitter.com/fm54QWEFA6 — R...