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We humans have got to get a whole lot smarter, says Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla automobiles and... Read More

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to... Read More

Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality.... Read More

Ho-Ho-Ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America’s power elites for Christmas. To each... Read More

How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen … Angus? Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle,... Read More

From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing... Read More

America certainly has an abundance of food (even though many Americans do not), yet we face a momentous choice of... Read More

Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I’m talking about the real thing, the big... Read More

Remember when candidate Trump promised not only to wall-out all migrants crossing our Mexican border, but also to make Mexico... Read More

Big, high walls can be troublesome. Ask Humpty Dumpty. However, for a real-life, epic story about wall troubles, ponder the... Read More

The holy mantra of health professionals was coined about 2,500 years ago by the Greek physician, Hippocrates: “Do no harm.”... Read More

Sometimes I don’t know whether to weep uncontrollably, laugh hysterically, or just throw up. I recently did all three when... Read More

Suddenly, “social distancing” is our new national etiquette, abruptly supplanting handshakes, hugs, gatherings, and other forms of ingrained communal behavior... Read More

Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders... Read More

Let’s talk pills. To treat everything from allergies to heart problems, half of Americans take a prescription medicine every day,... Read More

As horrible as the COVID-19 crisis is, it has brought out the best in the American people – the selflessness... Read More

In this horrible time of economic collapse, it is truly touching to see so many corporate chieftains reaching out in... Read More

Unfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, DC. Dubbed the “Canadian Hot Sauce Flu,” it uniquely afflicts... Read More

“Socialism,” snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back... Read More

It’s been pointed out that Donnie Trump has unusually small hands… but who cares? What’s truly alarming are his unusually... Read More

While our present President’s moral character seems stuck somewhere between boorish and brutish, it’s only fair to note that he... Read More

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to... Read More

Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider from the Wall Street... Read More

Suddenly, “social distancing” is our new national etiquette, abruptly supplanting handshakes, hugs, gatherings, and other forms of ingrained communal behavior... Read More

Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders... Read More