THE TRUMPY BEAR… (…or how to cash in on pollical controversy) A lot of folks are wasting their time with all sorts of “resistance” and/or “protest” about President Trump’s method and style as President. Berkleyites (including their university mentors) are
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EVER MORE REVELATIONS… (…of possible Russian connections of the venal kind) The latest news disclosing the President’s young son’s positively responding to contacts initiated by Russian operatives, resembles a dripping faucet, which no plumber’s spin-work can fix. It’s just ever
VIEWING TAXES THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS… (…might give us more useful perspectives on how to deal with them…) As far back as the dawn of every ancient society before us “taxation” has been a sore subject for everyone, and, those
TWEAKING THE TAX RATES… (…is neither tax overhaul nor tax reform) As usual, whenever we hear either a President or any member of the Congress making noises about “reforming” something we don’t just get nervous…but start shopping around for sources
THE BRICKBAT BRIGADES… (are always there ready to disrupt any of our collective ceremonial events) It’s a sad commentary on how much our –America the Beautiful- has declined in terms of general public civility and behavior when participating in important
THE DEVALUATION OF OUR RIGHT TO VOTE… (by making it just a matter of convenience rather than a civic obligation and responsibility) There was a time when Election Day, especially for national offices such as President, was a special day
LOW-QUALITY OFFERINGS… (…emerging from a low-ball political barrel) As the primary phase of this year’s presidential election cycle draws to a close, it looks like we, the people, may have shot ourselves in our own feet. The intensity of our
WHO IS BEST QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT… (…and what might those qualifications for it be?) There’s a lot of yammering going on right now about whether any of the currently proposed candidates for the Oval Office are “qualified” to be
THE GROWING PRESENCE OF A QUIET VOICE… (…offering the alternative of pragmatic common sense) Behind all that noisy self-promoting hoopla we hear from all those other candidates for president, from both parties, there is the growing presence of a quiet