Producers hail the Academy Awards as the grand finale of Hollywood’s serial awards season. By the time this final show rolls around, however, the winners are all too predictable. In fact, the only real suspense often lies in who’ll be wearing what on the Red Carpet. But I have no interest in watching pampered celebrities… Read more.
Archives for 2025
Why Companies Like Target No Longer Fear Boycotts
But you don’t have to have to join protest marches or attend town halls. We shall overcome by each of us doing what little we can to ensure that the less diverse MAGA-pandering companies become, the less diverse their customers become, too… Read more.
Trump Ambushes Zelensky While Abandoning US Leadership of Free World
The way Trump ambushed Zelensky in the White House today was shocking. But no regular reader of this blog should’ve been surprised. Trump was motivated by his “Russia, Russia, Russia” petty grievance. That was embarrassingly obvious. Moreover, his ambush was clearly intended to humiliate the incorruptible Zelensky as a prelude to withdrawing US support so… Read more.
Trump Sees Sex Trafficking Tate Brothers as Loyal Fellow Travelers
Trump’s America, now a haven for sex traffickers, too The Trump administration intervened to secure the release of Andrew and Tristan Tate from Romania. It’s the most scandalous showing yet of the American transformation afoot: Once a beacon of democracy on a hill, it is now a nation wallowing in grift. The Tate brothers are… Read more.
Elon Musk Hails Trump’s as the ‘Best Cabinet Ever’
Trump held his first Cabinet meeting today. And no one should be surprised that Elon Musk spoke almost as much as Trump, reinforcing his co-president status. Notably, Vice President “JV” Vance led everyone else in performative displays of awe and deference to both presidents. Frankly, the only thing remotely interesting about this meeting was the… Read more.
From Hanoi to Hollywood, Jane Fonda Remains Unbowed
Last night, Jane Fonda showed why she remains the most endearing and enduring figure in both entertainment and politics. The occasion? The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Receiving a Life Achievement Award was testament enough. But it was the rousing speech the 87-year-old icon delivered that stole the show. Empathy is not weak —… Read more.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Three Years Later
Enough said. Read more.
Ukraine Traded Nukes for Worthless Security Guarantees—Now the US Wants Its Minerals Too
Ukraine faces a grim choice: accept Trump’s extortionate deal, handing over $500 billion in critical minerals in exchange for meaningless security guarantees, or refuse and risk losing Western support — only to face another Russian invasion anyway when those promises prove worthless. Either way, history warns that guarantees without real enforcement are just preludes to… Read more.
WSJ: Trumps Have Already Grifted Millions
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an exhaustive report on the myriad ways members of the Trump family are monetizing his presidency. The headline and subtitle spoke volumes: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza – First lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, president’s legal settlements, and other transactions near $80… Read more.
Vengeance on Ice: Canada Defeats US Like the US Defeated the Soviets
Another ‘miracle on Ice’ Not since Team USA stunned the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics has victory felt this electrifying throughout the West. But last night, the script flipped. Canada played the US role as the scrappy underdog; the US played the Soviet role as the bullying hegemon. That’s how much of a… Read more.