Trump’s Hollow Tower: A Barren and Empty Place* (October 2, 2016)

Trump says he likes to build beautiful things, and not for the money. Yes, he really said that. Pinocchio’s wooden nose just erected a good 12 inches. Trump also likes shiny towers with his name emblazoned on them. More than any other rich plutocrat in recent memory he insists on a very public display of… Continue reading Trump’s Hollow Tower: A Barren and Empty Place* (October 2, 2016)

Trump & Louisiana’s August Floods: American Disaster Porn (August 22, 2016)

Louisiana Underwater The rains began last Thursday, August 11. By Saturday, here in Baton Rouge we had endured 24 inches of rain from the continuous storm. Rivers and creeks were flooding at levels seen less than once in a century (maybe once every 500 years; until now the new normal). By Monday 30,000 people had… Continue reading Trump & Louisiana’s August Floods: American Disaster Porn (August 22, 2016)

Trump: Cardboard Christian (August 14, 2016)

In the last two weeks Trump has made a renewed call to “the Evangelicals” for their support as he vows to protect and support Christian rights in the United States. This is not his first rodeo with the more explicitly political among their brothers and sisters, despite the large segments of this religious group who… Continue reading Trump: Cardboard Christian (August 14, 2016)