His Highness calls any nation he doesn’t like a shithole. He is very busy turning our nation into one. Alas, we have 1,117 more days of the Trump regime, counting from January 1, 2026. Not everything that went well, nor everything that didn’t, can be pinned on him. A narrow, feverish stock market — driven by half a dozen or so tech companies — did well. We can expect total philanthropy to increase markedly because history shows that the market and philanthropy are closely con

Oh oh. Trump Derangement  Syndrome! The Don worm has attacked my brain though I avoid using the “I” word when posting to my blog But There’s More . However, admitting there’s a problem is the start of the 12-step cure to which I am committed, resolution uno, for 2026! The first multi-year syndromic episode hit me with Trump’s first term in office; the second began to flower at noon, January 20, 2025 when DJT agreed to defend the Constitution and was thereupon visited upon t

A lame duck can still quack. But our President can’t, uh, duck dozing in the Oval! Only when he nods off can it be said that We The People are safe — for the moment. Once he’s awake , it’s deport and extort. The construction of a huge glittery ballroom, think indoor football field, adjacent to the White House, is just another example of his outlandish egocentricity, tastelessness and abject neediness. A list of donors finally made public is no surprise. It’s the usual cabal o