Tag: politics

In July of 2012, amid the dry heat of southern Afghanistan, first Lt. Clint Lorance ordered his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan motorcyclists,…

A party is a political grouping that supports the interests of one or more constituencies on behalf of what is believed to be the public…

Donald Trump has been telling us about the “Deep State” for the past three years. It’s not a new idea. The Deep State, some say,…

Over the course of its 45 year run time, “Saturday Night Live” has had many highs and lows. Known for poking fun at celebrities and…

Recently, I saw Todd Phillips’ new film, “Joker,” based on DC comic strips. The Joker is well known as one of the antagonists of the…

It’s still really 2016. We had an election that year that produced an unprecedented event: We elected a demagogue. We’re still stuck with him, and…

In early October, the Trump administration declared that they would be withdrawing troops from Northern Syria, all while chaos engulfed the region and Turkey launched…

When the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against George III in 1775, Great Britain was the world’s most powerful empire, although China had not yet heard of…

America has lost three wars in the Middle East in this century ⁠— not counting the one with our most persistent foe, Iran. We lost…

Donald Trump is going to be impeached. It is as certain as the sunrise now. Only three months ago, though, the odds on it were…