There’s some weird stuff going on — I make no claim to know much about contemporary China. I read a few newsletters, the mainstream coverage, and stories like the Philippines reef thing that sounds like gangs of children playing at war. But there is definitely a weird thing going on in this pivotal, power player nation. First…

Irreconcilable differences? It’s looking likely — Despite the rattlings of Fox and the MAGA news outlets, the Republican Party is in danger of a serious splintering next year, as hard core obstructionists tear it to pieces. And their presumptive leader is not capable of unifying anyone; it’s just not in his nature. With the imminent and…

Menedez is an opportunity they are throwing away — Former Senator Al Franken was forced out of congress on dubious MeToo charges and his colleagues piled on, fearful of being seen as weak on women’s issues. Many of them called for his ouster and he eventually resigned as Senator, despite the accusations being flimsy at best. Those calls for…

A wake up call unlike any other — My readers here know me from my writing on politics and climate issues, but there is a human behind that cynical and concerned opinion writer. …

There is no other way to save the nation — The government will be shut down eight working days from now as I write this. Kevin McCarthy gave up and sent his House home for two reasons: first because they couldn’t agree on anything and were sharpening knives for each other. …

It’s a challenge but we can do it — If you know my writing (if you don’t, just click on my name) you know I write about the dark side of American politics and climate issues, two big bad topics these days. …

And they are going to take all of us down with them — Someone call the Suicide Prevention Hotline*. An entire political party has decided they have no choice. All must die. *The actual Suicide and Crisis Hotline is 988. FYI. There won’t be a dramatic mass koolaid event with House Members keeling over and a deep silence descending on the Capitol. No…

Things are far beyond any resolution — Give up. That’s what I’m telling myself and I’m not the only one. I’ve been watching Armageddon unfold in Congress for months and now it is here in all its ugly reality. I don’t really want to watch elected officials, once referred to as servants of the people, tear each…

Has anyone else noticed we have gone off the rails? — Ok, let’s get this UFO thing out of the way. The Pentagon announced that there is no evidence they are of extraterrestrial origin. I suppose that might be comforting if you lie awake wondering about this stuff, but if not, what the hell are they? And why would you care…