The U.S. is like a nation at war. The federal government is on the attack, deploying the power of the American economy and military to force other nations, states, the media and even citizens to follow the orders of President Trump and his agents. This brutal campaign would reshape the economy and transform the world […]

“With the new Trump Administration, every day feels like Christmas!” Thus sayeth Kari Lake, the bubbly television personality who endeared herself to Trump by boldly repeating the Big Lie that Trump won the 2020 election. Although Lake lost in her bid for an Arizona Senate seat, Trump awarded her steadfast loyalty by picking her to […]

This is what democracy looks like On Saturday, close to 400 people gathered on the Newcastle/Damariscotta bridge to protest the Trump/Musk dismantling of the federal government, the unconstitutional way in which this is being carried out, the attempts to circumvent the rule of law, the impending assault on Medicaid and other programs essential to the […]

“This award is being terminated for the convenience and the interest of the U.S. government,” read the email distributed last week by the State Department. The recipients? Programs that support some of the world’s poorest people. According to The New York Times, the 5,800 affected organizations serve refugees, treat people with tuberculosis and HIV, vaccinate […]

According to American legend, the British Army band under Lord Cornwallis played the tune “The World Turned Upside Down” when they surrendered after the Siege of Yorktown, which basically ended the Revolutionary War in the Colonies. On July 4, 1776, our original Thirteen Colonies became America with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Thanks […]

Among my great collections of oddball books filled with oddball and fascinating pieces of trivia, is a great little publication called “The Book of Days” put together by Guen Sublette. Published in 1996, Ms. Sublette compels readers to purchase her amazing book by promising the pages will be a “compendium of Celebrations, Common and Arcane […]