Politics and its Discontents

Those of you who are long-time readers of blogs will remember The Mound of Sound. The Mound wrote prodigiously and deeply, offering keen ana...

While I find myself repeatedly incredulous over the ongoing Looney Toons Show running in the White House, I see this latest episode as trans...

Well, actually it's not, but given the rising levels of absurdity currently circulating, I couldn't help but think of Monty Python. ...

A vassal state is a nation that, while often appearing to be independent, has its sovereignty and decision-making powers significantly con...

Honestly, I had resolved not to write another post about the pending surrender trade 'deal' between the U.S. and Canada until I kne...

  Given the scarcity of information surrounding the putative trade deal between Canada and the U.S., I can only rely on my gut in this post....

That's the advice of Justin Ling as as the deadline for Trump's new set of punitive tariffs fast approaches, and that strikes me as...