This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: The Uninvited Guess
An ignorant, unwanted and uninvited guess plagues U.S. If you don’t mind, please don’t tell me what you think. How stupid is Trump? How dark is black? If … Read more
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This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Stay Out of Women’s Vaginas!
Predators and legislators, STAY OUT! Trump is the anti-Rodney Dangerfield; he don’t give no respect! Those that swagger in often stagger out. Trump vs. Stormy: Thugs vs. Jugs. … Read more
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: With a Little Help From His ‘Friends’
Trump gets bought with a little help from his “friends.” Trump claims that the Mueller report totally exonerated him and he’s not wrong, he’s lying! With the facts … Read more
The Wealth Monopoly
Until relatively recently, the ethical standard was for workers to gain a proportionate share of the income growth we generate, but now we have a “wealth monopoly.” I … Read more
The Gloppy Mess of Merger Mania
The old merger mania model of self-enrichment through corporate takeover, consolidation and contraction turns out to be not just bad morals but bad business. Here’s a recipe for … Read more
Why Would We Trust Plutocrats to Save Us from Plutocracy?
Forgive me for not believing for a moment that there’s one iota of sincerity in this sudden assertion of egalitarian sentiment by today’s plutocrats. Ralph Waldo Emerson once … Read more
If You Drain the Swamp, Where Do the Swamp Critters Go?
Donald Trump bragged in June that he’s making good on his promise to “drain the swamp.” But, where did all those swamp critters go? Donald Trump bragged in … Read more
First Church of the Stock Market Convenes with the Ringing of The Bell
“It’s not a question of whether people should have religion; it’s a question of what kinds of religion they’re going to end up having… If you spend all … Read more
What’s the Cost of High Living?
Uber-rich are clueless about the gross inequality their financial schemes are creating, and we pay the cost of their high living. The high living rich aren’t merely different … Read more
Progressive Populism: A Different Kind of Political Beauty
While most of today’s mainline political analysts focus solely on “candidate politics,” citizens who want real progress must focus on progressive populism. What lessons can we progressives take … Read more
