The following essay is written in conjunction with guest writer LRM: Dear readers, who among us DOESN’T yearn to be part of “the resistance”? After nearly a dozen episodes of Star Wars, who wouldn’t want to join Luke, and Lea and Obi Wan? Who WOULDN’T want to pick up a lightsaber and battle the Empire? The image is romantic and
On Friday (2/16/18) I posted an essay on the Parkland massacre. At the end of that essay I listed a number of things that I felt needed to be done in order to counter our country’s epidemic of mass shootings. FIRST on my list was the need to review and revamp the methods by which the FBI evaluates and investigates
What is this world coming to? We have learned recently that porn star Stormy Daniels (née Stefanie Clifford) intends to break her contractually agreed upon gag order regarding a laison that she may or may not have had with Donald Trump in 2006. The contract, signed in 2016, was a non disclosure agreement regarding any relationship with Donald Trump. For
The mass shooting yesterday at Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida (31 shot with 17 killed and 14 wounded), showcases a phenomenon that we see again and again in school shooting incidents that seem to happen at an alarming rate in our country. The phenomena I’m referring to, is the fact that many many people at Douglass High School as
Many readers will remember that, a number of years back, Martha Stewart, the doyen of contemporary American taste and design, had served prison time for something or another. Few readers will recall, however, that it was none other than the redoubtable James Comey who put her there. Stewart was relentlessly investigated by Comey for insider trading. NONE was found. Insider
Doesn’t it SEEM that we just can’t do ANYTHING right any longer? During a typical baby boomer’s youth, train wrecks were a RARE occurrence. Subways ran regularly without mishap. False civil defense warnings were unheard of. And news reporters got the story straight. The FIRST time. Lately, major train wrecks seem to happen every couple of months. We’ve had 2
Yesterday the stock market managed to lose 567 points and then gain 1,134 points ON THE SAME DAY. It ended 567 points higher that it started. And last Friday there had been a major sell off. Understandably, this has made some investors quite nervous. The “volatility” doesn’t surprise me however. In my mind, the stock market is nothing more (or
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo that was released on Friday (2/2/18) referenced evidence that clearly shows that FBI Director James Comey, Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and acting Attorney General Sally Yates all signed a series of Foriegn Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court applications that intentionally deceived that Court in order
Senator Corey Booker, referring to the the release of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo on the FBI Foriegn Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application to spy on Carter Page, said that today was “a sad day” in America. And I would fully agree. But NOT for the reason he thinks. Mr. Booker seems to feel that it’s
Through out the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and even the 90’s and 00’s, the FBI and CIA were held in low regard by the Democratic Party, Hollywood, academia, and minorities. These agencies were commonly portrayed as draconian enforcers for the “establishment”. They were suspected to be involved in illegal surveillance, intimidation, authoritarianism and general “not niceness”. Rogue elements were thought to