Oh, What a Week—Say It Ain’t So, Noam

If I had a pantheon of super-smart lefties who influenced my life, Noam Chomsky would be right up there with Kurt Vonnegut. I loved Vonnegut's books. Still read Slaughterhouse Five from time to time. Vonnegut could reduce the atrocious hypocrisies…

On February 6, I woke to discover Trump had posted a video, depicting the Obamas as apes. Still half asleep, I thought... You gotta be kidding me--how low will this fucker go? A few minutes later the Associated Press offered their assessment, rep…

There I was, walking along Wabash Street through the heart of Boyle Heights, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in Los Angeles, when who did I see looking back at me? Melania! Well, not in person. She was on a bus-shelter poster beneath a plate…

It’s sort of a miracle that I even checked A Terrible Country out of the library, much less read it. It’s a sad book. A sweet and sad book, it’s true. With absurdly funny moments that made me laugh. Also true. And a “happy&r…

In the aftermath of the Bears' stunning come-from-behind playoff victory over the dreaded Green Bay Packers, it's time to reveal the inside story of the behind-the-scenes hero, who made it all possible. Here goes… I was in California, visit…

In my desperation to find something positive to say about Trump's invasion of Venezuela, I've come down to this... He’s telling the truth—sorta. That is, after he's done lying. So you might say he's the most truthful liar in the histor…