Let’s look at the latest destruction of American norms this way: Which countries seem to be the happiest with President Trump’s assault on the institutions that won the Cold War and have kept the peace since 1945? China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Syria, and although not countries, let’s add Hezbollah and ISIS just because. Could anyone… Continue reading Shutdown and Foreign ‘ffairs Follies: Just Another Brick In the Wall
Author: Robert I. Grundfest
I am a teacher, writer, voice-over artist and rationally opinionated observer of American and international society. While my job is to entertain and engage, my purpose is always to start a conversation.
Did the GOP Just Lose the 2020 Election?
Health care. Again. Do the Republicans, and conservatives in general, really not get the fact that most Americans need reliable health insurance that covers the checkups, basic procedures, and tests they need to stay healthy? Do they really not understand that, yes, you can lower the cost of health insurance, but past a certain point… Continue reading Did the GOP Just Lose the 2020 Election?
Gadzooks! It Looks Like There Really ARE Witches!
I’m finally convinced that President Trump is absolutely correct when he tweets that Robert Mueller’s investigation into the alleged malfeasance of the Trump campaign and his possible obstruction of justice is, indeed, a witch hunt. Because we’ve discovered that there are witches. Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort have told demonstrable lies about their roles and the actions of… Continue reading Gadzooks! It Looks Like There Really ARE Witches!
A Thousand Points of Light Beats One Dim Bulb
I didn’t really care for George H.W. Bush as president, but as history shows us, he certainly looks a great deal better in light of, shall we say, current realities. At the time, Bush was seen as inheriting Ronald Reagan’s conservative mantle, but Bush was more moderate and came from the old blue blood wing… Continue reading A Thousand Points of Light Beats One Dim Bulb
Climate Change Is Real. The Hoax Sits in the White House
Contradiction? Who’s to say. The federal government released a report based on the judgement of 13 agencies that unequivocally warned of the dangers, both economic and biological, of the comingpresent global warming crisis. The report was mandated by Congress and points out in stark detail why we need to address climate change, carbon dioxide, and everything else that… Continue reading Climate Change Is Real. The Hoax Sits in the White House
We Spoke. Now It’s Up to the Constitution
Do you get the idea that Donald Trump started reading the United States Constitution, got to “We,” decided it didn’t apply to him, and never went back to it? Of course, that assumes that you are giving him the benefit of actually starting to read the document. Or read. Appointing an Attorney General without the… Continue reading We Spoke. Now It’s Up to the Constitution
After the Elections: Moving Forward
Not bad. Could have been a little better, and will be if Florida and/or Georgia recounts change those races, but overall, a good result on Tuesday. And yet, when all is counted, it looks like maybe 48% of eligible voters went to the polls. That’s terrible. Here we are, the world’s greatest democracy and we… Continue reading After the Elections: Moving Forward
Change Is In Our Hands: Vote!
Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules. Political rules? My choice in the New Jersey Senate race is either the incumbent, Democrat Bob Menendez, or the Republican challenger, Bob Hugin. Senator Menendez was charged with all sorts of nasty political-insider-corruption-fraud-bad-bad-things, when through the process, and it all resulted in a mistrial. Meanwhile, he’s been an… Continue reading Change Is In Our Hands: Vote!
I Love America. Trumpian Nationalism Scares Me
This was a bad week. Saudi Arabia Megyn Kelly Pipe Bombs Murder at a Pittsburgh synagogue The Stock Market We have these kinds of weeks occasionally and they serve to remind us that we have deep and serious problems both at home and in the world that require our thoughtful, serious, sober attention. The bigger… Continue reading I Love America. Trumpian Nationalism Scares Me
Dictator See, Dictator Do. And the Lies Cost Lives
I know it’s tough to be Saudi Prince Muhammed bin Salman. After all, you’re only 33, which is not enough time to know…anything about how the world really works. You’re fabulously wealthy. You head a government with no opposition and you believe it derives its power from the consent of the governed God and your own assumption… Continue reading Dictator See, Dictator Do. And the Lies Cost Lives
You Want Change? Vote.
Are you angry? I mean, really angry? Angry about Brett Kavanaugh? Angry about the administration’s refusal to consult science about…anything? Angry about the weather? NFL players kneeling? Liberals calling for impeaching the president? Conservatives actually taking the president seriously? The president? This is not healthy for the country or for you. And heading into the… Continue reading You Want Change? Vote.
The Farce Continues: Wake Me Up When Brumaire Ends
Yes, I’ve been reading Karl Marx while listening to Green Day. Yes, I’ll explain. You’ve heard the phrase: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” Marx wrote that in an essay in 1852, comparing the… Continue reading The Farce Continues: Wake Me Up When Brumaire Ends