The Trump administration has put Americans through such a dizzying array of near-daily corruption so deep that a U.S. president somehow makes over two billion dollars while in office – impossible without obliterating conflicts of interest – that many of us, even the most attentive, have been somewha…
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I quit drinking almost five years ago, otherwise I’d be writing this column blind drunk after watching yesterday’s revolting performance from Pete Hegseth in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee.Instead, I’m blind with outrage and disgust at the pithiness of the pathetic Hegseth.In between b…
Threatening to call President Donald Trump to fix some manifestly just and earned punishment has become somewhat of its own sport of late. And no, this piece isn’t about the appearance of pay for pardons — although, in a sense, maybe it kinda is.We have run into a spate of Trump-adjacent superstars …
A lot of Democratic nominees for elections this fall just “don’t get it” — voters are angry, and candidates better learn to meet those voters where they are — or lose a once-in-a-generation opportunity.By every measure, this should be a blue wave election of historic proportions (momentarily set asi…
Last week, Donald Trump essentially told us exactly what he will do this November. When reports start coming in that the Democrats are winning, he will send in the troops.He’ll point back to last week’s national address and tell the nation:“I told you so. I warned you. They rigged the election for t…
That photo from Sunday at the World Cup.I don’t even need to go any further because you automatically know what I’m talking about.Spain, world champions, standing on the podium, arms open, ready to hoist the trophy, and Donald Trump planted there with them, soaking up a moment that belonged to someb…
Over the last six weeks or so, Hunter Biden has emerged as the strongest and most vocal critic of Donald Trump since Gov. Gavin “Studly” Newsom. But instead of using AI to trigger the MAGA cult, Hunter uses “FU,” like a true son of Fightin’ Irish Joe Biden, because he knows his very existence is eno…
Dying doesn’t automatically erase a person’s track record, no matter the circumstances. But you can tell how little the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) truly meant to Donald Trump simply (stressing that “simp” part) based on the “eulogy” the president posted on Truth Social. …
Yes, we are all aware of the fact that irony died a tragic death by suicide sometime late in 2016, and yet its ghost still haunts the Trump administration, dragging chains heavy enough to compel a theoretical physicist to declare the “spirit” is alive — and not at all well.On Thursday, news broke th…
When Tim Cook steps down as CEO of Apple on September 1, he will be leaving behind a company enjoying record-breaking profits. In just the second quarter alone, Apple reportedly earned over $100 billion. Financially, the company couldn’t be any stronger. Ethically, it couldn’t be in any more peril. …