It is vexing that, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, peaceful protests have invariably descended into rampaging violence – complete with mercenary looting and police assaults that make a mockery of BLM chants for criminal justice. But the failure of Democratic leaders to decry and condemn this violence is as self-defeating as… Read more.
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Delay Election? No, That’s Just Trump Being the Master of Distraction; the Media, His Klieg-Light Operators
How does Trump outrage me? Too many ways to count. As today’s title suggests, however, I am always more outraged by people who support and enable Trump than by the dotard himself. Unfortunately, this has made me something of a Debbie Downer among family and friends. Because I’m often reminding those laughing at Trump that… Read more.
Britain Elects Boris to Make England ‘an Island Entire of Itself’
Given preliminary results from today’s general election, it behooves Britons to beware what they voted for. Because the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister might prove a pyrrhic outcome at best. Boris Johnson appears on course to secure a crushing majority of 86, and take Britain out of the EU in January [a.k.a. Brexit],… Read more.