I wrote the following manifesto more than 13 years ago, with the help of a dozen or so other contributors in the search for a political party that could find a middle ground between Democrats and Republicans.If you read it, you will see that issues that have become much more prominent since 2007 aren’t even …
“People are tired of Covid. People are tired of hearing Fauci and…all these idiots who got it wrong…This guy’s a disaster.”— Trump on Dr. Anthony Fauci “You turn on CNN, that’s all they cover: Covid, Covid, pandemic, Covid, Covid, Covid… You know why? They’re trying to talk everybody out of voting. People aren’t buying it, …
“My blood is the vaccine …” All right, who had “Trump declares himself God” on their 2020 bingo card? If you also have “Housefly spends two minutes on Pence’s head,” you’re going to be tough to beat. What’s the prize? You get to fast-forward to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31st. The odds are at least …
You may have heard this expression: “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” If you’re one of the people who fell for that old email scam about millions of dollars tied up in Nigeria, you certainly know of what I speak. The thing that was particularly sinister about that one was …
“These times are so uncertain, there’s a yearning undefined and people filled with rage. We all need a little tenderness, how can love survive in such a graceless age?” Something very strange happened to me this morning. I got out of bed, read the news about Donald Trump testing positively for the Coronavirus and decided …
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.” It could have been worse. He could have said there were “very fine people” in the right-wing group that calls itself the Proud Boys. Yes, it could have been worse. But not much. …
$750. That’s right, $750. By now, most people have either seen or heard about the story in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s taxes. They know that in both 2016 and 2017, Trump filed returns saying his total federal income tax liability was only $750. They know that in 10 of the 15 years …
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” One of the most famous quotes of all time has been attributed to the French philosopher Voltaire, but he never actually said it. Neither did Francois-Marie Arouet, although it’s possible Billy Voltaire said it as one of …
“Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours … You, the mothers who …
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When my family moved from southwestern Ohio to northern Virginia in January 1963, it was the oddest sort of culture shock. We were right in the middle of the Civil War centennial, which meant almost nothing in Ohio but was sort of a big deal in Virginia. In fact, the house my parents had purchased …
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