I guess the silver lining in all of this is that people now begin to understand what it means to have “anti-establishment” based government; inexperience, corruption, corporate power with a touch of nepotism. The White House is now run as a family business venture and the Republicans want to run […]

Spin team on extended shift at the White House today watching the high profile hearing on Russian connections and Trumps wire tapping claims. It must be extremely fascinating to see so many BS artists in 1 place-can we have a group photo of the team at work tonight? But that […]

An excellent analysis-s usual-by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria making the argument that the policy approach of the Trump administration is in effect the the United States surrendering its leadership role to China. Some of the measures highlighted in this review include; The US slashing spending on soft power elements including budget […]

There’s been a ton of analysis done-and on it goes-on this false claim by Donald Trump (forgive me but the title President still heavy on my tongue-not to mention my brain-talking about this person) about allegations of wiretapping by President Obama. I believe there is a more fundamental question that should be […]

Yet again, the US President does not disappoint in creating controversy during his latest press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel using his ever popular “Improvised Explosive Device”. This time though it has far reaching impact this being a very important international news conference. It must be clear to the […]

What’s the point of funding the CIA or the FBI when you have an abundance of “Sources” like that? When you hear statements like that and ones supported by actions what is there to disagree on about the temperament of this man and its negative impact on the United States. […]

What I truly like about this response is; a) it’s simple and b) it is very appropriate for the response to come from a spokesman for President Obama rather from him directly which in my mind kind of puts Trump in his place (though I am sure he can also […]

What a Mess, and on it goes with the new revelation about meetings of Jeff Sessions US Attorney General with the Russian ambassador during the Trump campaign. Clearly this is not a question about Flynn, Sessions or ? It is a question all about Trump himself and the unlikelihood of […]

More Rhetoric than Substance is a characteristic of Nationalist/Right-Wing ideology simply because the realties of the world we live in today do NOT allow for solutions that may have applied decades ago. Concepts like Globalization, Free Trade/Trade Blocs, Multiculturalism as well as the interconnectivity/interdependence of the world we live in […]

Quite an interesting interview with Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster about modern warfare and the importance of fully appreciating the uniqueness of such conflicts through among others applying historical context to them. It is very clear from the interview than General McMaster has solid professional expertise in the area of warfare. […]

Incredible statements coming from Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the US President (supported by the President himself in a recent tweet)-statements one would expect out of the former Soviet Union or an old/unsophisticated 3rd world authoritarian regime like that of Idi Amin in Uganda. There is no grey area here; it […]

At the face of it the statement in the title seems quite extreme, but don’t give up on me just yet. Just consider Trump’s profile/temperament coupled with the fact that though he’s NOT driven by political ideology but rather someone who views policy as “transactional” deals he has surrounded himself […]

In a stunning moment on the Senate floor, Sen. Elizabeth Warren clashed with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday night after McConnell determined the Massachusetts Democrat had violated a Senate rule against impugning another senator and she was ordered not to continue her speech. This despite the fact that she […]

Here are some of the problems with this approach; Banning people simply on the basis of country/religion violates multiple international laws/conventions including the Geneva Convention on refugees as well as human rights law that forbids discrimination on basis of religion or nationality. Justifying the ban on the basis of addressing […]

Here is a thought; Ever since Mr. Trump came to power he’s been using his play time (or should I say show time) to sign all kinds of weird/wonderful executive orders (mostly weird). This coupled with the traction gained by ultra-right movement throughout Europe it is obvious that we as […]