Category: politics
-
Annexation–History, Meaning and Speculation
Putin has brought into the world’s awareness the word “annexation.” A lot of people likely think they know what it means and some of them are more than likely right. But it’s complicated, looking at its history and trying to guess what’s going to happen. Nearly everyone knows that to be annexed means something(historically, usually,…
-
Israel–our troubled ally–the menace and opportunity
I have to start this out by mentioning “populism,” a word I am getting to despise. I hate hearing it because what is called populism today is not well defined and it can mean too many different things or at least refer to too many shades of opinion. But I’ll mostly put that off for…
-
The Ghosts of Movies Past–Becket
Somehow, I don’t feel like doing more on politics right now, though I did have opinions of the State of the Union, and, as I sit here now, CNN is telling us about yet another object of some kind that showed up near Alaska and was dispatched by the Air Force. Well, maybe more on…
-
The State of the Union Address–Some Things to Watch for Tonight
In just about 9 hours President Joe Biden will come into the House chamber accompanied by thunderous applause and will make his way, amid cheering and handshakes, to the podium where he will be greeted by Speaker McCarthy and Vice President Harris, both smiling but the latter a bit more sincerely. People involved in covering…
-
Who won the mid-term election?
Well, it is a question. Now that we have the final results of the House of Rep seat distribution, and of the GA runoff, things are a littler more clear. than they were. But don’t count on a lot of clarity yet. In the House the GOP apparently won 222 seats which gives them a…
-
Biden’s Critics
This will be a short, somewhat angry post. It is the result, mostly, of watching the reaction of both media members and political leaders to the President’s visits with the leaders of Israel and Saudi Arabia. I happen to like Joe Biden. I was for him from day one of the campaign and therefore did…
john's thoughts 