Politics and its Discontents

That America has become a house divided is so obvious it hardly needs stating. That Don Trump has played a major role in cultivating and gro...

In this morning's Star, Daniel Dale has a very interesting essay on why, despite the fact that it forks no lightning but provokes much o...

Thanks to Jonathan once again for alerting me to some clips from the 1957 movie, A Face in the Crowd , starring Andy Griffith in a role so d...

Watch this , and you'll see what I mean.

This lady surely has a future in politics, should she so choose. Her strength, integrity and passion are a beacon in these politically and s...

That seems to be what Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate, seems to be arguing in yet another interview in which he ...

Receiving and responding to the comments of thoughtful and well-informed people is one of the reasons I maintain this blog. Yesterday I put...

If you watch this , the answer should become abundantly clear in about three minutes:

That is the only conclusion I can draw from the fact that in at least temporarily acquiescing to the demands of Republican orthodoxy, Donald...

Watch this video for confirmation of things you probably already know about Donald Trump:

While I have long admired the film work of Clint Eastwood, his politics are a profound disappointment. Despite his advanced years (he is 86)...

I don't feel much like writing lengthy posts these days. In the final analysis, as my literary friend Hamlet would say, they are just &q...

I readily admit to not following U.S. politics too closely; my emotional resilience has limits. However, given the American media saturati...

Folks, I merely report these things, as bizarre a commentary they are about our beleaguered American 'friends.' I do not make them ...

It would be comforting to think that the disdain for facts apparent in the current U.S. Presidential campaign ads were confined to that c...