Thursday January 2, 2025

Thanksgiving

One positive from an ugly election was the dire warning that Americans must fix their democracy.  For that, we should be thankful.  For too long the country has run on autopilot with fixed assumptions of equity, rights and liberty. Now they are under real threats and action is imperative. For the next four years at […]

Will It Hurt?

Will Walmart’s pullback from DEI initiatives hurt its bottom line?  Time will tell but the company seems confident that it won’t. From a PR perspective, it’s a mistake.   Tweet This Post

A Good Idea?

What a good idea to make enemies out of our two closest neighboring countries?  Who needs Canada and Mexico anyway?  Especially since they are the source of so many of our manufactured goods.  Is this stupid or what?   Tweet This Post

Diversity

In a diverse society with a multiplicity of beliefs and religious and non-religious systems, does this make sense?   Texas is an outlier.   Tweet This Post

A Loyalist

A loyalist but this time with legal experience.  Perhaps that sends a better message to Congress and voters.  Tweet This Post

If Only…

If only the public sector had control over falsehoods as science appears to have.  Tweet This Post

Test Of Strength

Trump is testing the loyalties of Republican Senators with this pick.  If he gets it through, he will have proven that the senators are lackeys of the White House — a strong message to out-of-power Democrats. Tweet This Post

All Out War

Does this decision favor Ukraine or only prolong its agony?  Putin has a will of steel and it isn’t broken easily.  Tweet This Post

Vengeance

With the appointments of RFK Jr to Health and Human Services and Matt Gaetz as attorney general, President-elect Trump is sending a message of vengeance to the American public. Neither man is qualified for his position and both are considered dangerous.  Their only virtue in Trump’s eyes are loyalty to him.  Why would anyone endanger […]

Whistling In The Dark?

President Biden welcomed President-elect Trump to the White House yesterday and spent two hours with him discussing national and international issues.  Biden wants to ensure a smooth transition to a man he intensely dislikes.  While the visit was in the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power, Biden might be whistling in the dark over […]