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Thanks America
For too long a period, I have written about whathisface in the White House and the orange stain he has left on this country. It hasn’t exactly been a cheerful undertaking. There have been mornings when I have sat down … Continue reading
A D-Day Speech
On June 5, 1944, General Dwight David Eisenhower carried a heavy burden. For four years, he had planned, prepared, and practiced for the invasion of Europe. He had done all he could to secure success, but he knew that “even … Continue reading
My Regan Hangover: Four Hurricanes, forty-six years, and a political headache that never quite went away.
If you’ve enjoyed this little excursion through my memories, politics, and questionable drinking habits, you might enjoy my new novel, The Green Flash. It’s a story about friendship, love, loss, and the people who never quite leave us. Unlike American politics, it features characters you might actually want to spend time with. Available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle. Click here to buy The Green Flash. You’ll be supporting an independent author, which is considerably more rewarding than supporting a billionaire. At least this one says thank you. Continue reading
MAGAnimity:
Donald Trump tried to bribe me this week.
Ninety dollars. Not ninety thousand. Not even nine hundred. Ninety bucks.
Apparently, that’s what presidential gratitude goes for these days. Meanwhile, the fortunes of Trump, his family, and certain Cabinet members have increased by billions.
I was offended. Not just by the attempted purchase of my affection, but by how little he thought it was worth.
My latest essay on MAGAnimity, Medicare, and the disappearing purchasing power of ninety dollars.
And for God’s sake, buy the popcorn. Continue reading
Trump Canal
Donald Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” gets the history backward and the geography sideways. Ontario was named after the lake, while “America” comes from an Italian explorer who never saw the Great Lakes. If Trump is determined to rename something in upstate New York, though, Love Canal is waiting.
Welcome to Trump Canal. Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, American politics, Amerigo Vespucci, Canada, Donald Trump, Geography, Great Lakes, hiking, history, Lake America, Lake Ontario, Love Canal, Political Humor, political satire, travel, Trump Administration, Trump Canal, Upstate New York, US-Canada Relations
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Willie and Joe
With Stars and Stripes once again becoming a political target, I went back to Mauldin and wondered what Joe and Willie might make of today’s Pentagon.
Turns out, eighty years later, the material is still embarrassingly fresh. Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, fiction, history, news, pete-hegseth, political commentary, politics, trump
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The Powerball Presidency
I didn’t win the Powerball, but somewhere around the twentieth virtual floor of the Empire State Building, I realized America may be running a different lottery. The prizes increasingly flow upward, the ladders below keep disappearing, and the biggest jackpot may now come with an oath of office in Washington. Continue reading
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The Marquee Mood Ring
Summer movies used to be an escape. This year, they’re a mirror. 🎬
Jaws taught us to fear the water. Jackass, Minions & Monsters, and Animal Farm are teaching us something else entirely — a pretty unflattering portrait of where we are as a country right now.
New on Tomahawk and Crown: what this summer’s blockbusters (and one very ancient odyssey) reveal about the nation we’ve become — and the one we might still get back to.
Read it here: [link] 🍿 Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, family, film, history, horror, movies, reviews, trump
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The Department of His Justice
The Department of His Justice” — a cheerful little tour through weaponized prosecutions, loyalty payouts, and what happens when norms meet a narcissist with subpoena power. Continue reading
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Not America’s Mayor
Rudy Giuliani was once called “America’s Mayor.”
It was a fine title. Grand, flattering, patriotic—and, as it turned out, issued before anyone bothered to read the fine print.
On September 11, 2001, he was my mayor, and in that terrible moment he gave New Yorkers something we desperately needed: steadiness, visibility and hope.
Twenty-five years later, history has had time to clear the smoke.
My latest: Not America’s Mayor. Continue reading →