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The saga of Trump鈥檚 human pretzels

Donald Trump ignited his most recent outcry all by himself. He voluntarily invoked the ongoing civil fraud cases against Trump University at a campaign rally in San Diego on May 27th.According to Trump, the U.S. District Court Judge hearing the cases, Gonzalo Curiel, is a 鈥渉ater,鈥 who just ...

Hillary gets under Trump’s skin

Donald Trump claims he knows more about how to defeat ISIS than the generals.He鈥檚 lying!He鈥檇 risen to the rank of captain at New York Military Academy back in 1964, so he鈥檚 convinced he knows a thing or two about vanquishing complicated enemies.After being a cadet, he avoided military ...

What does Trump really stand for?

The way I see it, if on Nov. 8, I鈥檝e suffered 200 hours of sleep deprivation; I arrive at my local polling place in a drunken stupor; a poll worker hands me a blindfold, and a six-digit cashier鈥檚 check 鈥 I may pull the lever for Trump!I鈥檓 beginning to understand his lure.Donald J. Trump ...

Confessions of a news junkie

I鈥檓 hooked.I鈥檓 one of those people who leaves their television on in bed, because If I awaken in the middle of the night, I want to know what鈥檚 going on in the world.I鈥檓 addicted.I watch news all day and evening long, with detours to watch Pirates鈥 baseball games. I flip to CNN and ...

Allow me to introduce you to some inner city Americana.They call it 鈥淧layin' the Dozens.鈥漌hile it begins with the word 鈥淧layin鈥,鈥 it鈥檚 hardly a game.I鈥檓 told (although I haven鈥檛 verified it) 鈥淧layin鈥 the Dozens,鈥 got its roots during slavery.Slave traders would sometimes ...

It’s time for Harriet Tubman

When I was a kid, my parents would frequently tell me that, 鈥淢oney burns a hole in your pocket.鈥滱s soon as I鈥檇 accumulate more than a few pennies, I was off to the neighborhood corner store to retrieve a handful of penny candy.I was guilty as charged.But since U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack ...