Today marks some progress in the Iran War. It is not settled. It is not won. The ceasefire is now in place according to the understandings of both Iran and the U.S. Here is what has happened: The Iranian Foreign Minister posted this morning, “In line with the...
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TRYING TO MAKE A DEAL
NOTE: Nothing that I write below should in any way be read as an endorsement of Iran, its theocracy, its leadership, or its culpability. I, like I imagine most of you who read this, would like to see a cessation of hostilities before the U.S. chooses to destroy the...
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
As we follow the arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, there are some questions that we might ask ourselves. I am not an attorney, have never studied law, nor am I a constitutional scholar. I am just an interested...
AND NOW FOR OUR NEXT TAKE
I wrote an essay called “Pieces of the Puzzle” on November 2, 2025, in which I laid out what I believed were the signs of an oncoming takeover of Venezuela. Many people, particularly Trump supporters, told me at the time that I was crazy, that we would never take...
WHAT IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
A question has been raised about constricting the 14th Amendment to provide that only children born of a legal resident mother be given citizenship. Regarding that question here is some historical perspective. I think that perspective is important because what...
DEAL OR NO DEAL
As we all get out the bowls of snacks at 8 pm tonight to settle down and watch a civilization get obliterated on live TV, we might want to consider what a “deal” to avoid it would have looked like. More importantly, we should ask the question, “Would you make a deal...
AND NOW FOR OUR NEXT TAKE
I wrote an essay called “Pieces of the Puzzle” on November 2, 2025, in which I laid out what I believed were the signs of an oncoming takeover of Venezuela. Many people, particularly Trump supporters, told me at the time that I was crazy, that we would never take over...
TRUMP’S HISTORY OF ACTING AFTER PROMISING NOT TO ACT
The young Trump had acquired the site at 56th and Fifth in 1979, after Bonwit Teller relocated to a smaller site a block north, and he announced big plans to demolish the 1929 structure and erect a $100‑million tower with a mix of commercial and residential space. The...
WHY DO YOU THINK MAGA SUPPORTERS ARE STUPID?
"A real question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid?’ THE SERIOUS ANSWER: Here’s what the majority of anti-Trump voters honestly feel about Trump supporters en masse: That when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent...
COMPARING 2000 TO 2025
THE BOARD OF PEACE
As I have written, we all have our own biases, formed through our own life experiences and education. No one is bias-free. Regarding the political foundations of the United States, my bias is towards an interpretation that government is formed to serve the citizens. ...
AN OBSERVATION ON TARIFFS
The US Supreme Court has now delayed its announcement of a decision on the tariff issue for almost 2 weeks. Why has there been a delay? This is pure speculation on my part, but here goes anyway… I think there are a couple of reasons why a decision that appears to...
