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Trump’s Forgotten Epstein Phase, A Web essay

Donald Trump remembers only dimly what he did during his Jeffrey Epstein days. And yet the idea of releasing what the country was calling the Epstein files made him deeply uneasy. 

Coward Trump, A Web essay

Trump recently returned from what turned out to be just one more of his incredibly expensive fiascos, his Anchorage “summit” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But this time he accomplished something pretty important: He showed us what a whopping coward he is.

Trump’s Stunted Power, A Web essay

No one can deny Trump’s extraordinary power in forcing players domestically and worldwide to yield to his demands. While some enjoy watching him grind his opponents into the dirt, others are wistful, thinking how much good such a powerful man could do if only he had a change of heart. They are mistaken.

Rags Are Not Riches, A Web essay

Our tolerance of the severe economic imbalance in the United States may have to do with the slippery use of a single term: wealth. Even Robert Reich is complicit . . .

The Sanctity of Self-Defense, A Web ditty

The sacred duty of self-defense runs deep.

Trump’s Travel, a Web essay

The most important person on Earth, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, has to be everywhere all the time, but risking travel hazards is not to be borne. To ensure his safety en route, the American taxpayer has set up some awesome traveling protocols to ensure he gets wherever he’s going in one great big piece.

Chief Tracy Explains Self-Defense, a Web ditty

Our understanding of justice has advanced vastly these past few years. We now know that mowing people down and defending yourself are the same thing. But Rookie Jones was confused, so Chief Tracy took some time out to explain.

Murkowski’s Faux Morality, a Web essay

Although Senator Murkowski of Alaska fiercely defended her vote for Trump’s OBBB thus clearing the way for its passage into law, Murkowski denied she had sold out. Who could think such a thing? she asked bitterly. Lots of us.

On the Day Bezos Wed, a Web essay

Inflation is such that I expect my grocery bills to be double what they were a few years ago, but being charged $15 for a head of cabbage was something I could not let go.

And If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit?, a Web essay

The human psyche is delicate. Years of self-knowledge, discipline, and hard work are required to achieve some degree of equilibrium, yet it takes so little to disrupt it. Something bonkers happened yesterday that certainly upended mine.

The Trump Boys, a Web essay

Worried about what might be happening behind the scenes in the Trump administration? No need! White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reassured us, there’s no duplicity, synchronicity, or double-dealing whatsoever. This most transparent administration in history is doing it all in your face.

Courts Stripped of Contempt, a Web essay

Aware of being shut out, lied to, and ignored by elected representatives, the American public responded with energy, concern, and commitment. What was our surprise to find the government responded its own self by sneaking through legislation they thought we might not like in the middle of the night.

Digging Up the Deep Blue Sea, a Web essay

Life is a food chain. Mess that up and you’re messing up a lot. But deep-sea mining companies say dredging up the cradle of life, the seabed, will have minimal impact. Trump’s on board, issuing expedited deep-sea mining permits, illegally, of course.

The Plane or the Presidency, a Web essay

Donald, a showdown is brewing, a very unexpected, serious showdown you may not like. It is known throughout the world as the marshmallow test. The consensus is you will fail.

The Boy with the Ball, a Web essay

Can the Girl Scouts stand up to today’s savage cowboys of corporate America?

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