Uryens and Leondegrance

Uryens and Leondegrance

by | Nov 13, 2019 | Opinion, Politics

Or… Trump the Mundane. A deep-dive into the cobwebbed recesses of my pop culture recollection dug out this snippet from John Boorman’s magnificent 1981 film Excalibur, which quite succinctly encapsulates the Trumpian political landscape of today. I...

Faith In Our Institutions

by | Nov 11, 2019 | Opinion, Politics

The Trump impeachment tempest has been ebbing and flowing since the moment he won the election – before even his inauguration, it seems. While it dominates the news, it is but one of many other governmental tempests, including a medley of shenanigans surrounding...

Banning Ignorance

by | Nov 8, 2019 | Culture, Environment, Guns, Opinion, Politics

A current, virally popular Internet meme template is “Woman Yelling At A Cat,” which depicts Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Taylor Armstrong crying and pointing at a smug-looking (aren’t they all?) white cat, with a caption that mocks the woman for...

Explaining Trump to Brits

by | Nov 7, 2019 | Opinion, Politics

The question of how would I explain the Donald Trump Presidency to a British person appeared in my social media feed. As it happens, I actually did try to explain the Trump phenomenon, except in 2016. I was with my wife on a trip to Dublin. I was sitting on a bench in...

Green Alert

by | Nov 7, 2019 | Economics, Environment, Politics

Environmental it-girl Greta Thunberg found herself stuck in Chile with nothing to do, after the nation cancelled its plans to host the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aka COP25. The reason for the cancellation should give pause to Greta and...

Muh Roads!

by | Nov 6, 2019 | Opinion, Politics, Taxation

A funny Twitter rant came across my feed today, …you fucking level one rookie bitch-ass commentators on Twitter – I don’t understand it – you not foolin’ a libertarian by bringing up them bitch-ass roads! Indeed. The dismissive critics of...