Trump / Personal History
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...
For those who believe in Judeo-Christian morality I point out a Bible verse: Leviticus 24:17-22 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as...
Why Trump, Alabama and Dorian is such an important event The last few days have seen a fascinating glimpse into Donald Trump. It is a perfect, concise and encapsulated example of why those of us who oppose the current president are so concerned and fearful of what he...
Elon Musk:Feb. 28, 2025: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit; they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.” Empathy, he said, has been “weaponized.” And yet, Musk/Trump has eliminated...
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE TRUMP-DRUNK MORONS WHO ELECTED THE FELON WHO IS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH DERANGED RIGHT-WING DISEASED MINDS, WHO ARE STARVING TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, MANY OF THEM CHILDREN AND PREGNANT MOTHERS, WHO...
DEAL OR NO DEAL? NOTE: I wrote this post over the weekend. I think it is relevant to note the events announced this morning. I am happy to hear that negotiations with China have resulted in a 90-day pause on the excessive tariffs, dropping our tariff rate to...
The worst legacy of Mr. Trump is his statement to the world that the American System does not work. He has shown that our system permits a President to renege on the word of previous Presidents, himself included. Treaties signed can be revoked. Trade deals like the...
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law. This principle...
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. “Black” does not mean that day is bad; quite the contrary, the “Black” refers to the traditional understanding that on that day retailers begin to make a profit for the year, i.e., that the ledgers for a retailer turn from...
Happy Easter to all, including the Moronic Right-Wing Sycophants who are fighting to make Trump the next American King. Happy Easter also to the PATHETIC and VAIN Supreme Court Justices who are enabling an incompetent and SICK President to take over the Congress, the...
Some people have viewed my previous political posts as being negative; that they show my hate for Mr. Trump. This is not true. I have never met him, and my concerns are about what I see are the underlying principles of his policies. My attempts to understand our...
PATTERNS – Business practices I would like to continue my discussion of how past is prologue by observing how he seemed to view his businesses. The underlying theme of Mr. Trump and his development of the Trump Organization seems to a continued focus on defining and...