Month: October 2013

Samuel Johnson made this famous pronouncement that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel on the evening of April 7, 1775, but perhaps it is populism which is the last refuge of the modern political scoundrel. Ever since...

After reading Jonathan Weisman and Ashley Parker’s article in the New York Times, I can’t stop laughing at John Boehner. The overarching problem for the man at the center of the budget fight, say allies and...

Hello again painting fans. This week I will continuing with the painting of the Grand Canyon. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10×10 gallery-wrapped canvas. When...

Yes, my oligarchs, please come on bended knee and pay respects to your new overlord, Bill de Blasio. I am enjoying the spectacle.

Da Nile isn’t a river in Egypt. It’s part of a mass Republican hallucination. On a related note, a lot of people don’t realize that the president’s approval numbers are heavily impacted by what...