Why Don’t Humans Have Floppy Ears? Are We Not Tame?
2018-02-12 – My dog Lefty is a herding dog. He’s not aggressive unless you are a sheep (or a Canada goose, for some reason). Lefty is an Australian Shepherd. And, […]
Tag Archives: Politics
It Ain’t Necessarily Fake
2018-01-22 – Many liberals continue to brand Trump voters as “deplorables.” This term, of course, came from an ill-advised statement made by Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign that said: […]
The Risks and Benefits of the Insane Tweets of Donald J. Trump
2018-01-04 – So many tweets! Each one can keep you spinning for days. I usually try to stay away from @realDonaldTrump. But one of his crazy tweets stuck in my […]
Getting Your Point Across With Recipes
2017-12-28 – I have a friend who is a vegetarian. Well, more than a vegetarian. She is vegan. I’ve had various friends over the years who have been at various […]
“Taxation Is Theft”? It’s Not the Only Thing
2017-12-25 – At this time of year we are awash in images of peace and goodwill, generosity and selflessness. Maybe it’s inevitable that we also are treated to their opposites: […]
Trump and the UN on Jerusalem—Both Fake
2017-12-22 – I arrived in Jerusalem just a few days after the 1973 war. My mission was to study Talmud in preparation for entering a rabbinical program the next year. […]
If We Can’t Have Minor Disagreements, We’ll Have Major Disagreements
2017-12-07 – One of yesterday’s Internet memes was a video of John Oliver discussing sexual harassment with Dustin Hoffman (warning: the audio is terrible). My first reaction to this was […]
Why Doesn’t the GOP Just Lie to its Constituency about the Tax Bill?
2017-11-20 – Why doesn’t the GOP just lie to its constituency about the tax bill? You might say, “Steve! Haven’t you been listening? They lie about it every day!” If […]
GOP Tax Plan Builds a Wall to Keep You Out of the Economy
2017-11-20 – Donald Trump promised to build a wall. And he’s doing it (trying at least). It’s not the border wall he talked about during his campaign. That isn’t grand […]
Winning the Battle But Losing the War?
2017-11-16 – Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998 on charges that stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him. He was acquitted by the […]
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