Month: November 2016

Forthe past two days, I have had a series of exhausting Facebook discussions about the election results. In order to make my point, I've had to defend, albeit halfheartedly, some truly awful people, Donald Trump being the chief among them, but Steve Bannon being a close second.I do not like Donald Trump or Steve Bannon. ... Read more

Sowhenever I post something here and link to it on Facebook, the conversation all takes place over there and not here. For those of you who are not my FB friends, you should know that my earlier post today has ignited something of a firestorm.“I quit reading after the 4th paragraph,” wrote one friend. “Not ... Read more

I’mgoing to try and thread a needle here that may not be threadable. So if I fail, it’s Donald Trump’s fault.Indeed, I want to be clear at the outset that a lot of things are Donald Trump’s fault. I have believed, from the outset of the campaign, that he is wholly unfit to be President ... Read more

Sowhat now?Not everyone is asking that question yet. Emotions are still raw, and it will take time for many to heal. I’m grateful to note that my FB feed is almost entirely gloat-free, and last night’s winners seem to have no appetite for adding to the pain of the Hillary supporters. I take that as ... Read more

Ihave had a number of complaints, online and off, that I have not been living up to my punditious* responsibilities in 2016, and to that I plead guilty. I have spent far less time talking about this dreadful election than I have in previous cycles, but, ironically, far more time talking about it than I would ... Read more