The Washington Oligarchy and Why Money Rules All in America: Thomas Frank Style

Perhaps the most clear headed Left Wing historian popular today,  along with Rick Perlstein,  is the redoubtable Thomas Frank.  In his books "What's the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives Won America" and his latest "Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened...

Ted Cruz Returns with Hopes to be the New Joseph McCarthy

One of the few pleasant results of the Trump campaign was the vanquishing of the Presidential aspirations of the dangerous Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.  From the beginning of his appearance in national politics, Cruz always struck me as typical...

The Corporate/Military/Intelligence Complex and American Oligarchy

A common theme in many of my posts is that America is not a democracy, rather it is an oligarchy, made up of various centers of power. These centers of power are not homogeneous, rather they are composed of people...

Servants of the Rich and Famous: The Sad Sight of Those Abasing Themselves to Wealth

When I was a boy, I spent many a Saturday night with my parents, as they would go window shopping in various high end stores, ostensibly looking for one thing or another. The truth was money was tight and my...

Trust Me I’m a Celebrity: A Trump Story Without Needing Trump

Many American pundits look for deeper meaning in figuring out how Donald Trump has become the Republican Presidential Candidate.  Sadly they are often overlooking the most important factor in Trump's rise and that is we humans are fascinated by celebrity and...

Trumped: Why a Narcissistic Xenophobe Can Become President as Exemplified By Cable News

Many of my posts begin with a phrase like "when I awoke this morning".  This morning what woke me up out of my miasma of sleep was the frightening thought that Trump,  this repulsively dangerous man,  could actually become President. ...