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The Bahamas: 51 years of independence The Bahamas celebrates 51 years of independence today. I heartily join in hailing our motto: “Forward, Upward, Onward Together”… my Bahamaland! We are a young nation of only 415,000 people. Yet, not even the hegemony of the United States can chasten our national pride. Time to cut our colonial… Read more.
The Founding Fathers must be rolling in their graves, while King George III enjoys the last laugh… Read more.
Podcast Episode 81 We are independent. But it seems we just don’t know how to quit the British. And I find that very vexing … indeed. Listen.
On March 18, President Trump declared America at war against Covid-19. More to the point, he took great pride in hailing himself a “wartime president.” Except that, Trump has been so incompetent on this front, Joe Biden, his Democratic challenger for the November presidential election, has had just cause to repeatedly dismiss him as follows:… Read more.
Donald Trump has not missed a single opportunity during his presidency to make any event a vainglorious homage to himself. This is why nobody should be surprised that he’s turning America’s birthday celebration into a self-aggrandizing tribute – with all hailing how he has already made America great again. Mind you, he has done little… Read more.
But it’s becoming his Independence Day – part 2. For 23 years, Independence Day stood as the biggest box office hit of Will Smith’s career. A magic lamp just brought an end to that. This past week, Disney’s remake of Aladdin, which stars Smith as the iconic Genie, passed the $817 million worldwide box office… Read more.
Dispiriting politics, wanton violence, and narcissistic postings dominate the news. And there’s no denying the national shame of having a president today who cannot tell the truth. After all, this stands in mocking contrast with having a president at the birth of this nation who could not tell a lie. I am mindful, however, that… Read more.
I’m on record observing that wildfires are becoming as menacing to Western states as hurricanes have always been to Southern states. Never mind that far too many of these fires are ignited not by Mother Nature, but by human beings. Of course I always feel sympathy for those who lose their homes, to say nothing… Read more.
