A Mere $100,000 and Your Mortal Soul is the Price of Admission to ‘Pray’ with Trump*“Going once. . . . Going twice. . . . And, SOLD to the wolf in sheep’s clothes holding up card number six hundred threescore and six.”Jan 51Jan 51
A Few More — Watercolors — to Enjoy*As with all artists, I’m sure, my father wanted his work to be seen. Self-promotion, however, was problematic for him. Maybe it grew out…Dec 29, 20241Dec 29, 20241
On the Anniversary of My Father’s Passing*Oil on Canvas, Richard J Van Wagoner, Courtesy of Van Wagoner Family Trust**Dec 25, 20241Dec 25, 20241
If Anyone is Asking, the Answer is ‘No,’ We Cannot All Just Get Along**Photo by Xavi Cabrera on UnsplashDec 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
Profits Over People: Denying Claims is the Successful Business Model of For-Profit Health Insurers*Nothing is more American than gun violence coupled with a for-profit health carrier’s vast wealth amassed under a business model of…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
Trump Will Continue Advancing Putin’s Goals to Reduce U.S.It’s not complicated. Everyone knows Trump admires and envies strongmen and will eagerly suffer any slight or indignity and surrender to…Dec 1, 2024Dec 1, 2024
Resisting Tyranny*As mentioned in yesterday’s post, since its timely publication in 2017, I have read and re-read Timothy Snyder’s ON TYRANNY: Twenty Lessons…Nov 10, 20243Nov 10, 20243
My Postmortem (Borrowing Heavily from Timothy Snyder, Ben Rhodes, and Michael Tomasky)*Right-Wing Media Sets the News AgendaNov 9, 20241Nov 9, 20241
