"3 Minutes Of Madness"

What happens when a president intervenes in a criminal trial involving one of his friends? Dictatorship.

A cold snap has knocked the reptiles from their trees and into our consciences

Dont ever send your cheek swab off to the DNA lab It can cause political heartburn

My new smart watch may give me more years of life but will it make them more worth living

How an Old Testament lament turned into a gift from our parents and grandparents with music by Handel

In 1854 Admiral Perry opened Japan to foreign trade and fast trains Why cant we have those too

If you travel overseas youre carring a littlenoticed literary and patriotic classic around with you

How a 19th century French army officer exonerated a colleague framed for espionage and established forever the primacy of justice over politics and coverups

Sicily has had many occupiers Greeks Romans Normans Arabs but the most recent one has been all but overthrown Theres a lesson here for America

Despots have a knack for staying on top A new book tells the secrets of their success It doesnt involve governing well

Trump says Ukraine stole Hillarys emails to frame Russia for election meddling Is he lying or just nuts

Lost a friend recently Got me thinking about the nature of friendship and what it means to be a guy

Im a slow driver So sue me But first here are some reasons you should be thanking and imitating my sluggish ways

A bunch of rich Americans organized a military coup to install a fascist regime in Washington Really

I wanted my citybound grandson to experience nature He wanted to play video games We both learned something

Many powerful people wanted him dead Including a mysterious blonde who showed up in my office

Insulting a majorityblack city telling nonwhite members of Congress to go back where they came from clearing a cop who choked a black man to death Racism is suffocating us

Trump goes full racist handing Democrats and America a rare opportunity

Almost with noticing America has become a paragon of cruelty Lets curb our selfrighteousness before it destroys the very idea of America

Oh what a lovely war were heading toward in Iran Some advice on avoiding it