
What do you see in this mirror?
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless…
“…in parte.”
Sycophant (noun)
Sycophant: a good word to know in today’s political climate. For a definitive example: the “Republican Sycophant Caucus” on Capitol Hill. As Gerard Baker of the WSJ asks, “When is somebody going to say something?”
Expletive!
“I feel as though this onslaught of baleful deceit has recast my intellect as a bubbling, profanity laden, stream of exasperation.”
Federal Bourbon Imbiber
Working for a corrupt, bullying boss might cause some to turn and walk out the door. Others might turn to the bottle.
Rumor, Ridicule, and Testimony
The testimony of a witness on the edge of shadows may be our only reference, yet dismissing them categorically requires a faith in human restraint that the documented record does not support. Every so often, the public stumbles upon something it wasn’t supposed to…
Constitution
Why do we have a Constitution? Because we refuse to submit to a king? That is a partial answer at best, because there are such things as constitutional monarchies which have kings and proscribe the authority of the monarch to the power of a representative government….
“If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available.”
~Brett Kavanaugh
October 7
October 7, 2023, a day that will live in infamy. What horror, what evil! And how about the next 730 days? What have we learned? How many more innocents have been slaughtered? Will the forces of genocide be quenched? WIll the hopes of sumud persist? God help us! Lord…
In Defense of Israel Soccer Players
The athletes aren’t the ones committing crimes in Gaza. They are playing the beautiful game. They are competing in the international sport between peaceable nations. It’s a shame that they should miss out on the World Cup because the Netanyahu government is…
Never Forget!
What a difference 80 years makes! 1945: WW2 ends. 2025: Benyamin Netanyahu government declares the world’s newest, biggest concentration camp to be built under his army’s control. Reporting quote Haaretz: “The military cynically announces steps it calls…






