Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Unsolicited Post-Election Punditry

The 2024 US election ordeal is over. Now everyone wants to know what happened and why. Every major and minor pundit in the country is weighing in. So why shouldn’t I? After all I have an opinion and a keyboard and that’s all you need to be a pundit, right? Continue reading

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Harris Trump Debate 2024

Maybe someday someone will write a book about last night’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. I’m not waiting. Here’s my review of the debate. Continue reading

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Notes on An Insurrection

I usually post book reviews on this blog, but the books about Wednesday’s armed insurrection by a mob of violent white supremacists at the US Capitol, instigated by Donald Trump, have not yet been written. I’m not going to wait. … Continue reading

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Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny By Kate Manne Oxford University Press, New York, 2018 On August 11, 2020, Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris to be his 2020 running mate. Within minutes, Trump and other Republicans launched misogynist and … Continue reading

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Fascism: A Warning

When she spoke to an adoring, packed house at Seattle’s Paramount Theater on the evening of April, 24, 2018, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stated clearly that she was not accusing President Donald Trump of being a Fascist. But, … Continue reading

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