Our Very Passionate Border Czar

Our Very Passionate Border Czar

In hearing Tom Holman interviewed the other day, I was struck by his passion for “enforcing the law.” He was being interviewed by Natalie Kitroeff for the NY Times Daily Podcast on June 16th, 2025, as the federal troops were still in L.A. at Donald Trump’s orders....
A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

85,000 citizens of El Salvador have been imprisoned, most of them without fair trials. In a May 20 broadcast of The World (from PRX), Marco Werman interviews Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal, the Salvadoran human rights group.  Werman and Bullock talk...
Super-Charged Sycophancy Comes to D.C.

Super-Charged Sycophancy Comes to D.C.

Maybe you haven’t noticed? Sure, it makes sense to not watch the train wreck that is Trump 2.0 and the “DOGE boys” like “Big Balls.”  Trump has “succeeded” in surrounding himself with sucking-up sycophants, people who try to outdo each other in flattering Mad...
Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Two larger than life figures on the world stage had Easter messages, but only one –– from Pope Francis –– captured the true spirit of Easter.  The Pope just passed away at age 88, but not before issuing his annual “Urbi et Orbi” prayer for the people of Rome and...
A President to Protect the Polluters

A President to Protect the Polluters

Do you know anyone who voted for Trump in 2024 because they were hoping for more pollution?  Probably not.  Predictably, though, Drill-Baby-Drill-Donald’s EPA Administrator just cancelled all kinds of regulations meant to protect clean air, clean water, and...