By Thom deMartino With friends like these, who needs enemies? An assertive woman is not something new – though it has only been with the passage of time that they have been […]
“Old Acquaintance” was not forgotten
Yes, there is a real crisis at the border
We interrupt the talk of the president “manufacturing” a crisis at the border with this hair-raising report about the crisis at the border. Alarming new numbers about border apprehensions from U.S. Customs […]
Democratic race: the boring vs. goofy
Donald Trump definitely is not introspective. If he thought about it, he’d probably decide that such self-reflection is navel-gazing and a total waste of time. But, of course, since he’s not introspective, […]
Don’t be a prisoner of “Captive State”
By Jim Tortolano So these giant porcupines invade Earth in flying rocks and – with no obvious effort – conquer the planet. A decade later resistances arises in a run-down section of […]
It’s a fiery “Pan” at Golden West College
By Thom deMartino Great art is not produced without great sacrifice: and the greatest art digs deep, even at the risk of opening old wounds – in a hunt to find the […]
Take me out to the “gentler” game
There was a funny skit on “Saturday Night Live” in which a comedian portraying essayist George Will waxes poetic about the glories of baseball, but can’t even catch one tossed gently to […]
Don’t root for a Trump primary challenge
The race for 2020 is taking shape, although there are still significant unknowns, including whether Donald Trump will get a serious primary challenge. His fiercest Republican critics say, “Yes – please, please, […]
Needed: a “reform school” for reformers
Reform is inevitably a difficult process, and not just for the reformees. It’s particularly painful for the reformers, no matter how meritorious their cause. Who would admit opposing fundamental changes to a […]
Investigators with a ghost of a chance
By Jim Tortolano Are those things that go bump in the night just the cat sashaying through the dining room or perhaps something a bit more … unsettling? Well, who you gonna […]
Why the Robert Kraft bust really matters
Robert Kraft’s name will now long be associated with one of the most despicable scourges of modern life, and rightly so. The New England Patriots owner is charged with soliciting prostitution at […]
