The sight just sets off an uncontrollable fit of giggles when I see the Brits wobbling around under those ponderous crowns they love so dearly.  They sure do like to decorate themselves with ribbons, leather, ermine, uniforms and medals, precious gems and sashes, tiaras,  rare fabrics and golden ropes, necklaces, and lavish embroideries etc. etc., […]

The debate revealed a split between the presidential candidates going beyond their differences on the issues. At several points, Kamala Harris directly addressed viewers, reaching beyond the limits of the ABC debate set. Donald Trump, expected to be on offense but finding himself mostly on defense, never left the limits of the debate. After the […]

In last week’s column I wrote about Andersonville, the horrific Confederate prison used to house Union prisoners during the Civil War. Some commentators have suggested that the nation is almost as polarized today as it was back in the days leading up to the Civil War. At the very least, we must try to find […]

One can only wonder about JD Vance’s peculiar and freakish obsession with people who do not have children. The Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential candidate has disturbingly targeted women who are absent of biological offspring as “childless cat ladies” (apparently being an adoptive parent or stepparent does not qualify) and perversely stated child-free Americans […]

“He was on our radar.” How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting at a high school or a shopping mall? We heard it for the umpteenth time again this week after a disturbed 14-year-old kid in Georgia took a rifle to school and killed two students, two teachers, and injured nine […]