Wed, 28 December 2016
October 25, 1983 was the night US wrestling fans and movie goers, Irish escaped prisoners, and a Russian officer had something in common. They were all about to die. |
Wed, 21 December 2016
If, as Paul Simon promises, the words of a prophet are written on a subway wall, I may yet learn something spiritual from two fictional killers. |
Wed, 14 December 2016
Conservatives attack US intelligence for revealing uncomfortable facts. Our new President has a new reason. |
Wed, 7 December 2016
The debate is not whether the logic and planning behind Donald Trump's contact with Taiwan was sound or foolish. The debate is whether the conversation was planned at all, or if it simply came from some wild, unconsidered impulse. The answer may provide a harbinger of things to come. |
Wed, 30 November 2016
The first harm from the new President will not come through law or policy. It will be felt on American streets.
Direct download: The_Mean_Streets_of_a_More_Hostile_America.mp3
Category:Politics and Bigotry -- posted at: 10:12pm EDT |
Wed, 23 November 2016
How can we give thanks, as patriots mourn a rejection of national ideals? History's quiet heroes provide one answer. |
Wed, 16 November 2016
Think you know history? Think you understand why the Electoral College was formed? Think it was all about distrust of "tyranny of the majority" and big vs small states? Think again. Most of us were taught a constitutional fiction.
Direct download: Electoral_College_Gets_a_Failing_Grade.mp3
Category:History, News -- posted at: 9:24pm EDT |
Wed, 9 November 2016
For the first time in history, a Director of the FBI must be fired, fired by the newly elected President. Here's why. |
Wed, 2 November 2016
Until this year, the FBI never released information calculated to influence an election: for an important reason.
Direct download: The_Directors_Disfunction.mp3
Category:Scandal and Politics -- posted at: 10:10pm EDT |
Wed, 26 October 2016
The scheme to make an African baby a future US President kept growing. It has become a massive global anti-American plot against Donald Trump. It won't end until the election, when the American people join the conspiracy. |