“Irony” is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as: “A state of affairs or events that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.” Life offers us, it seems, a parade of many ironies, big and small. The Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette captured quite well life’s quotidian ironies in a song from 1996 titled, aptly,
Another day, another accusation. Yesterday it was “news suppression.” Several news sources, including CBS and CNN ran stories that accused President Trump of keeping corona virus news from the populace. These sources reported that Mr. Trump had “muzzled” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Fauci had been scheduled to speak on the
(Revised from 2/19/20) The latest Marist poll shows that Michael Bloomberg has risen to SECOND PLACE in the Democrat race for presidential candidacy. This, undoubtably, reflects two factors: 1) He has spent ONE QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS on advertising blitzes. 2) His “competition” in the Democrat field is so incredibly WEAK. None-the-less, his strong showing is still remarkable, however,
Yesterday, closing arguments were made in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein in New York City. The jury begins deliberation next week. As I’ve indicated in a past essay (In Defense of Men, 11/15/19), I do not approve nor condone the alleged sexual behavior of Mr. Weinstein, if in fact it occured. I do not in any way intend to
There are moments in life, sometimes, that seem to encapsulate, in one fell swoop, a trend, story, narrative, movement or slice of history. Such moments tie together a myriad of things; events, speeches, campaigns, and controversies. Ronald Reagan’s bold challenge to Russia: “Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!” was such a moment. Then there was John Kennedy’s: “We shall pay
Written in conjunction with guest author “Little Sister” Trump Derangement Syndrome is causing widespread madness throughout an out of control Democratic Party. Their bitter hatred for Trump and their irrational desire to pretend he never won the 2016 election is shocking in its intensity. It appears that liberals feel they can take any measures, break any laws and run roughshod
It was a momentous January. Not only did President Trump hammer out a favorable trade deal with the cleverly irascible Chinese that limited their ability to steal American intellectual property (a bad habit to which they were particularly prone), but he signed the USMCA (United States Mexico & Canada) trade deal that is much more favorable to America’s farmers and
Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by allied troops. Commemoration ceremonies were held at many Holocaust Museums and monuments throughout the United States and the world. This is as it should be, because there are, incredibly, still significant numbers of people (some Muslims as well as others with Nazi sympathies) who deny that the tragedy even
(A Photo Essay) Well, dear readers, the front cover of New York Magazine last week featured a portrait of the four top Democrat candidates as things stand going into the Iowa caucuses. Has anyone ever seen a more unprepared, incompetent, and downright kooky collection of candidates offered to the American public by a major political party, EVER? Can anyone even
In a news cycle that might be correctly placed into the “theater of the absurd” category comes a brand new entry. Iran, it seems, has recently become one of the “good guys”. You read that right: Iran, according to our leftist, liberal and Democrat and “progressive” leaders, together with their media acolytes, is becoming something of a cause célèbre! Due