The US century of American economic and political hegemony is collapsing right before our very eyes. Like so many of history’s past empires, petty idiocies and hubris appear to be accelerating this inevitable decline. The real winner in all this chaos is China. Xi Jinping only has to follow Napoleon’s famous advice: “Never interfere with […]
[The scene takes place inside the plush offices of IMAGEMAKERS, a major New York PR firm. A kindly old black man with white hair [Mr. Jones] is led into the inner sanctum. He shuffles quietly to one of the big leather chairs at the foot of the enormous desk of Carl Anderson, one of the […]
It’s a pattern historians have seen many times before: It starts with the quiet dismantling of oversight and the abolition of regulations, and it ends with institutions that serve only those in power. The US used to have strong institutions and a vigorous vocal opposition; but seeing these government watchdogs being laid off and summarily […]
WHEN I SEE LIVE MUSICI WANT A BAND PERFORMING LIVETOGETHER AS ONEIN THE SAME ROOM;SO CLOSE YOU CAN HEAR THE PLAYERSBREATHING ON EACH OTHER I WANT TO HEAR THE SOUND OFMICROPHONES SQUEALING ANDTUBE AMPS SIZZLING LIKE GREASE ON A GRILLOVER-DRIVEN, OVERLOADEDDOUBLE BASS THUMPING LOUDLYSNARE DRUM BUZZING LIKE A KING BEE RATTLE SNAKE SHAKERATTLE AND ROLL!NO […]
Former president Jimmy Carter recently died at the ripe old age of 100. Proof that only the good DON’T die young… He was the last truly good man to be President of the United States. Carter was only denied a second term due to the treasonous intrigues and machinations of a virtual parallel government run […]
The disgusting, racist jokes made by supposed comedian Tony “pinch a loaf” Hinchcliffe at Donald tRump’s Nazi rally Sunday night at Madison Square Garden have been widely condemned by all living beings on Earth, while the Republican Party simply doubles down on the hate. In front of the assembled GOP, Hinchcliffe insulted Puerto Ricans [for […]
If you gonna sing The Blues, you gots to know the rules. Rule number one: the Blues are NOT about limitless choice. All options are bad. The Blues are what you have when you ain’t got nothing left. Rule number two: most Blues songs begin with, “Woke up this morning…” Then you need a theme […]
A recent study from the EU has shown that contemporary song lyrics have gotten simpler, more repetitive, angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years. To the surprise of no one. The researchers analyzed the lyrics from more than 12,000 English-language songs across several genres from 1980 to 2020. Senior study author Eva Zangerle, […]
Nice big wall ya got thereMr business man!Gotta keep the riff-raff out –Your mean spirited,cynical effortsonly serve to showthe outside worldhow low you can goto stay solvent All over townthose nice shiny brandspanking newfences, walls and gatesare springing upround the convenience storesparks and open spaceswhere the homelessused to congregate Walmart shut downthe only store within […]
The homeless problem in America is getting out of hand. They are ubiquitous in every major city in the country. Entire families are being forced to live on the street. Working people who can’t afford to rent but are stuck with a monthly car payment are living out of their cars in gigantic “safe-parking” zones. […]
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