It took only nanoseconds after Attorney General William Barr released his 4-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election for Donald Trump to begin bellowing, “NO COLLUSION!… more »

Regardless of the naked shamelessness of many of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s actions, it is often difficult to suss out a clear motivation. Does it, as Dana Milbank wrote in The Washington Post, “ [have] more to do with the mindless… more »

As I’ve grown older, I have made an effort to base my thinking on the principles of objective reality, empiricism, healthy skepticism, and reason. This requires self-awareness and focus.  It is not only valuable to me alone, but to the majority of… more »

Today’s highlights from Trumponia, the nation within our nation, the place where truth is not truth, where alternate facts exist, and where news that displeases the President of the 8th grade class is labeled Fake News. In an act of egregious spite and… more »

Last month I offered my thoughts on why I believe we are heading toward a recession. I am not an economist, but I try to keep up with macroeconomic ideas and their relationship to the “real” economy. What is apparent to me is, despite business-friendly… more »

Two dizzying weeks of the Trumpapalooza left my head spinning. It’s been a shock-and-awe assault on reason and truth. Having calmed myself with a few shots of tequila, I feel sufficiently composed to offer some random thoughts. Here goes:… more »