Mixing it Up

Back in the days of the Soviet Union, there were two official newspapers: Pravda (“The Truth”) and Izvestiya (“The News”). A friend of mine who

Wait, don’t put away the Christmas decorations just yet. I’ve got one more present for you—and you’re gonna to hate it. Most of Donald Trump’s

Round One has begun, a first clang! in the bruising prize fight that Donald Trump’s presidency threatens to become. It’s The Donald vs. the

We just elected a man with zero experience in government, primarily because he has no experience. That’s especially scary considering that “we” is a

The American election season never ends with the election. Not anymore. Nailing the president-elect for reneging on his second-biggest campaign promise became the national sport

The movie Jurassic Park removed an intriguing side plot from Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, that I think applies directly to the election. In

Start in a state with an active electorate of six million (say, Pennsylvania in 2016). Now poll a thousand of those people. You are

Donald Trump knew that he lost the third debate long before it was over. As he seems to know, finally, that he will lose

The train metaphor was spot-on when Trump was unstoppable. And it would be easy to call what’s happening now a train wreck. But really,

“Drumpf – that’s the sound of shit hitting the wall, and sticking.” — a tweet from @slothlax A couple of weeks ago, Donald Trump was

A lot of attention is being given to that first basket, the “basket of deplorables,” as Mrs. Clinton called it and, in so doing,

Is anyone still criticizing quarterback Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem? “Some people say” that his actions are not a protest but

I’m wondering how I will suit up for the coming debates. No need to choose. I’ll don wings and a raincoat. And carry a

These days, every comedian and commentator seems to be paraphrasing Bette Davis in All About Eve: “Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be

Is Hillary honest? Does she lie? That seems an odd issue for the Trump camp to obsess about, considering the painfully obvious lies coming

I can’t tell if Donald Trump is brilliant or an idiot—and maybe he’s both. On Monday, August 8th, he trotted out his economic plan:

…and tracks it all over our political kitchen floor! Not that the place was spotless to begin… This edition was supposed to be about the

Actually, “muttered” does no justice to the chanting and booing that echoed like city noise down an abandoned alleyway as the Democratic party machine

The old elephants in the room for Republicans—racism, sexism, disdain for the poor (to name a few)—are no longer invisible or whispered, and thus

At the top of where the Angel’s Flight Trolley once deposited its riders (and hopefully will again one day), nestled between a pair of