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Life and politics

Why it seems impossible to trump Trump?

It is a joke of the century when president Trump claims that he will protect us from socialism. For...

Can we replace fighting with work and reason?

In today’s America, the slogan of the day seems to be: Make war out of everything possible. We...

Oct 2, 2020

Eat to live, not live to eat

We should eat only high-calorie food. A person consuming mostly low-calorie food needs to eat more so that the...

Sep 11, 2020

The lesson Americans should never learn

The most significant value of the American political system is that, from its inception, the government should be “us”...

Sep 5, 2020

Ignore Trump

As recently as about 60 years ago, the American president could say, “Ask not what your country can do...

Jul 2, 2020

The political debate that has not been

For ivory tower editors at The New York Times, if something morally abhorrent is not printed there, it does...

Jun 8, 2020

The politically incorrect commencement speech

The future is yours to enjoy. Live your life in a way that, at the moment of your last...

Jun 5, 2020

The leader of the deceived

If, within a short time all illegal immigrants are deported, will you dismiss this new government apparatus of oppression? With...

Are we having a dress rehearsal for a police state?

When police enforce malum in se laws only, they are part of us. When they are used to enforce...

May 18, 2020

Who is gaslighting whom?

Mr. Gambuto is right that as soon as the worst of COVID-19 is behind us, advertisers will lure us...

May 2, 2020
Remark of the day

Israel against Gaza and Iran

June 19, 2025
Life and politics

Gaza is a thorn in Israel’s politics. There are still speculations about why the attack on October 7, 2023 happened. But there is no doubt that Israel’s military did not annihilate Palestinians’ resistance and did not free all hostages, despite that no one house was left standing. Iran helped Palestinians in Gaza, so now Israel went after Iran, which has 45 times more residents and 4,500 times larger territory. Israel’s armory is technologically the most advanced; Iran’s is not. Judging by Israel’s success in Gaza, what outcome can one expect from its venture in Iran?

Are comparisons to Hitler justifiable?

April 26, 2025
Life and politics, Media

In the criticism of the Trump administration’s concepts and methods of implementation, some see parallels to ...

When will DOGE be credible?

March 28, 2025
Life and politics

The interview at FOX sounded good. In the early 1990s, I was looking to expand my ...

It is much bigger than Ukraine

March 22, 2025
Ukraine

Donald Trump asks Ukraine to make territorial concessions because Russia is stronger. If we accept war as a way of resolving dispute...

Where does the violence against Tesla come from?

March 21, 2025
Health care, Immigration, Life and politics, Ukraine

Elon Musk asked that question on X earlier today. He should look in a mirror for answers. Donald Trump...