Can you Tell a Good Woman by her Jeans? (or her Genes)?

Can you Tell a Good Woman by her Jeans? (or her Genes)?

It looks like we’re having a “cultural moment” around the very attractive Sydney Sweeney in the recent American Eagle Ad. So, just forget the genocide in Gaza, the unmitigated suffering in Sudan, or the announcement that we are sending submarines with nuclear missiles...
Trump 2.0. Oh My!

Trump 2.0. Oh My!

This time, at least, Donald Trump won fair and square. But the people have spoken, placing trust in a person who might be the least ethical and the most self-interested U.S. politician in many years.   Perfectly legal?  Although the election appears to be...
Airtime for the Autocrat: Tucker Carlson Sucks Up to Putin

Airtime for the Autocrat: Tucker Carlson Sucks Up to Putin

We have reached a very odd place in our national politics: not long ago, Republicans would consistently  out-gun Democrats on being “tough on communists,” especially Russia –– who can forget President Reagan saying, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”  The...
Politically Obtuse Plutocrats

Politically Obtuse Plutocrats

by Don Mayer I used to work for a man who truly believed that if you weren’t a multi-millionaire you probably didn’t have much common sense.  “ I can only learn from people who know how to make a lot of money,” he once told me.  J. Baker...