It has become routine: President Donald Trump spends a golfing break at one of his properties. Tragically, horrific gun massacres also have become part of the routine, two of them just the […]
Moving towards some statesmanship
A “huzza” for “The British Are Coming”
By Jim Tortolano The American Revolution was not just the start of a new nation, it was the beginning of a new phase in human civilization in which people began to throw […]
FBI must now take on white supremacy
At some point in the late 1960s, you could be forgiven for thinking that the FBI was in charge of the KKK. It conducted an operation that infiltrated, manipulated and ran the […]
That uncivil civil war in Westminster
The political uproar now raging across Westminster is getting hotter and louder. It all started – more or less – with a decision by the city council majority – Mayor Tri Ta […]
Why Pelosi is against impeaching Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing a sophisticated game. Since her Democrats took the House, she’s the one who has steadfastly fought off a hasty plunge into the impeachment of President Donald […]
Retorts: (We couldn’t) get into hot water
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts has the week off. Here is a classic Retorts from years past. Pat Ryan, in his sci-fi novel “Alas Babylon,” wrote that “civilization is like snow in the […]
Does “Once Upon A Time” tell the future?
By JimTortolano All evidence to the contrary, Quentin Tarantino is really a soft-hearted guy. In three of his most recent movies, he has indulged in good-conquers-evil revenge fantasies, and his latest – […]
Does Omar hold America in contempt?
Beto O’Rourke, the losing Texas senator candidate who bootstrapped his way into becoming a losing presidential candidate, had a message for refugees who had come to America: Your new country is a […]
Passion vs. politeness in today’s politics
What a sad debate between those who contend that Donald Trump fires off his increasingly hateful comments because he’s cleverly trying to distract and those who insist it’s because he simply has […]
“Theater of Spies” and a good nationalism
By Jim Tortolano “Nationalism” is getting a bad reputation these days, but there was once a time when it was an honored aspiration to build up a country. One of America’s great […]
