Donald Trump has shaken up the political scene. But his candidacy may be more about the American people than only the Republican presidential nomination. Trump defies all the usual expectations. He makes statements that are easily proved untrue. He bluntly attacks Muslims, Mexicans, women, the media and his opponents. His tactics, usually presented in an […]

Alright, I guess it’s inevitable. Time to make some resolutions. It’s been forever since I’ve done this. Years of my life have gone by with nary a resolution made, and for one simple reason – I’m awesome in every way and can’t be improved upon. OK, resolution number one: Stop lying about how awesome I […]

Donald Trump tells outrageous lies with no regard for reality. There’s his claim – never supported by any visual evidence – that “thousands and thousands of people” in New Jersey cheered the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11. Or the accusation that President Obama wants to bring 250,000 Syrian refugees into this country, when […]

I n a July 30 Huffington Post op-ed, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch argued that “in order to truly make our communities safer, we must make sure that people who have served their time are able to fully and productively engage in our society … and lead law-abiding lives.” Lynch echoed these sentiments last week […]

Every year about this time, we hear predictions of things that might happen in the new year. Most of them are far-fetched and silly. As you might recall, the world did not end this year, despite some predictions that it would. I’m pretty sure I would have remembered something like that. Nor did Prince Harry […]