I just wanted you to know that I’m with you. I am on your side if you never want to visit the United States again, never buy another bottle of Jack Daniels, or even refuse to go to war with us, no matter how righteous the conflict. You have been insulted repeatedly, underappreciated and thrown…

If you need a respite from the incessant braying of Trump and the MAGA crowd, pick up Mathew Hongoltz-Hetling’s comedic account of the Libertarian attempt to take over the town of Grafton, New Hampshire. A Libertarian walks into a Bear; The Utopian plot to Liberate an American Town (and some bears) is a laugher with…

The frenetic pace of executive orders and actions during the first couple months of the second Trump administration has been unsettling at best and downright frightening at worst. The truth is that it is all a con job by a man driven by revenge and an unquenchable need for recognition and power. Many. if not…

Where are the libertarians, both the Libertarian Party faithful and those fellow travelers who profess libertarian values? They are AWOL, that’s where they are, keeping their mouths shut as they gleefully watch the Democrats and Republicans self-destruct. Usually sanctimonious in their disdain of contemporary politics, they are conspicuously quiet while the Trump administration runs roughshod…

Doing nothing about the rogue president and his gauleiters is unacceptable. Like many of you, I’ve had my moments of despair about Trump, rationalizing that we “nobody’s” couldn’t affect change; I’ve had letdowns and have withdrawn from the fray. It’s easy to let go, but it is wrong to do so. WE MUST NOT STOP…

I’m still here watching and waiting to see what’s really going to happen with the second coming of Trump. It’s difficult to tell given the hoopla, false starts and rhetorical fabrications. Despite the pain and uncertainties inflicted on Americans and allies overseas, chaos continues to reign with no promise of positive government forthcoming. At this…

As I watched the news about the US-Russian meeting to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, I couldn’t but help think how God-awful human beings can be. There sat our Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, with others amid lavish surroundings in Saudi Arabia to allegedly discuss…

As I write these words, I really don’t know what to say. The start of the new administration defies analysis save to say that it is reckless and characterized by chaos. The first thirty days we have witnessed an American Caligula strutting about like a crazed peacock, wrecking federal agencies, riding roughshod over constitutional prerogatives…

This morning The New York Times article about Bishop Mariann E. Budde made my day. Entitled “The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything,’” it was the story of one decent person whose genuine convictions gave her the courage to speak to power. The extraordinary thing is that Pastor Budde represents…

It’s been quite a while since I last posted comments about the state of the union. During this time I’ve eschewed speculation in favor of waiting and seeing what was going to happen after the 2024 election. Ever the optimist, I hoped the second Trump administration just might be guided by a modicum of moderation…