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I have been watching in despairing solidarity as Asian Americans protest (non-violently) against the spike in violence that is menacing their community. Since the start of the pandemic last spring, Asian Americans have faced racist violence at a much higher rate than previous years. … The violence has continued into 2021, and President Joe Biden… Read more.
Catholic Church, a sexual abuse cult I have written many commentaries decrying the institutionalized criminality of Catholic priests raping little boys. In this regard, iPINIONS cites such commentaries as “Pope Accused of Harboring Pedophile Priest,” March 16, 2010, “Justice Begins for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church,” June 23, 2012, “Sexual Abuse… Read more.
It speaks volumes that, only yesterday, I explained my disinterest in watching men’s tennis as follows: I find it almost as boring as watching golf without Tiger Woods. (“Women’s Tennis Australian Open: Hail, Naomi Osaka!” The iPINIONS Journal, February 22, 2021) So imagine my shock when, just hours later, news broke that he was involved… Read more.
A year ago today, former president Donald Trump assured the nation that his administration had the Covid-19 pandemic “very much under control.“ Of course, by then, nobody with any common sense had any reason to believe him. The first death was recorded on March 21, 2020, and businesses began closing soon thereafter. But nobody could… Read more.
No doubt you’re aware of the cast of players professional sports analysts have heralded as the heir apparent to Serena Williams. One-slam wonders like Sloane Stephens, Ana Ivanovic, and Ashley Barty feature most prominently among them. But here is how I heralded Naomi Osaka over two years ago in “US Open: Serena’s Upset with Umpire… Read more.
I suspect the only thing most people know about Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is that he’s the cuckold who stood in line to kiss Trump’s ass even after Trump publicly humiliated his wife. But he could have explained that as a reflection of the craven art of politics that defined the Republican Party during… Read more.
Given the national jubilation that attended NASA landing a robotic spacecraft on Mars yesterday, you’d think it was as novel as man landing on the moon … for the first time. Yet the most daring part of this mission was avoiding not just landing on paths its spacecrafts already blazed on eight (8) previous missions,… Read more.
Donald Trump openly and notoriously refused to accept the election results of November 3. He even incited the infamous insurrection of January 6 in a vain attempt to hold onto power. More to the point, though, his unprecedented machinations so captivated worldwide attention that this is my first commentary of 2021 on Covid-19. As such,… Read more.
One could be forgiven the impression that “Presidents’ Day” is just another jingoistic inducement for Americans to go shopping for cars and mattresses. Nothing reinforces this impression quite like car commercials featuring schoolchildren singing the names of dead presidents as a nursery rhyme. In any event, the US government inaugurated this holiday in 1799 as… Read more.
Donald Trump is the first politician in US history to convince the vast majority of a major political party that he can do no wrong. Even worse, he has convinced the few members who routinely condemn him for doing wrong that he should never be punished for doing so. This is idol worship worthy of… Read more.
