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A great definition of evil is "the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type" This writer and his wife volunteered some years ago to deliver lunch for Meals on Wheels in our town. Most of our elderly neighbors were somewhat homebound and looked...

This writer recalls after the 9/11 horror speaking to an old friend who lived in Queens, NYC. The news was coming out about how the government was detaining Muslims ( many of them American citizens). It was similar to what ICE is currently doing for the Trump...

With a play on words from the Dylan song, here we have it. My country, the one I have loved since my childhood, is fading fast. Now, with this MAGAWORLD phenomenon ( I say that sparingly) the greatness of America is not what it once was. Please don't criticize this...

Everyone this Easter and Passover season should watch Michael Anderson's 1968 film The Shoes of the Fisherman. Matter of fact just tune into the last 10 minutes. You will see the new Russian Pope, played by Anthony Quinn, telling his followers and the world how to...

Of all the things that every American must use is toilet paper. You can be a billionaire who can afford to hire someone to wipe you rear end, or a homeless unfortunate, we all need that paper. Imagine all the tons of it that has to be made, shipped and sold to the...

Lots of ironic and contradictory things to consider folks. First off, is it weird that since many believe there is but One Creator, why all the infighting? It seems that each of the leading religions of the world refer to God as Christ, Allah, Brahma, Shiva, Yahweh,...

I love it how just about everyone, from all points of the political spectrum, swears we are a 'Democracy'. Tell that to the school teacher, the small businessman, the truck driver who wishes to hold statewide or federal elected office. As my fellow Italian American...

In Charles Dicken's classic novel Scrooge, later made into the great film ' A Christmas Carol' , we see Ebenezer Scrooge being paid a visit at his office on Christmas Eve. The men visiting him are looking for donations to help the poor and destitute: “At this festive...

They claim that almost half of the eligible electorate do not vote. Why do you think that is? Others, like this writer, who are socialists, have ' Bit the tongue' and voted for the Foxes AKA Democrats, simply to keep the Wolves AKA Republicans at bay. This time...

Pink Floyd had it right on with their 1973 song Money: Money, get away Get a good job with more pay and you're okay Money, it's a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four-star daydream Think I'll buy me a football team Money, get back...

Before I begin on the Democrats, allow me to make this assertion: The Republican Party, for as long as this baby boomer can remember, are but a pack of wolves. They devour anything that is for working stiffs and the poor and indigent. Recently, the Republicans are...

I interviewed author Aaron Glantz two years ago about his 2020 bestseller Homewreckers for my internet radio show on our website Itstheempirestupid.com. Glantz put tons of research into his book, and it boggles the mind as to how far down the rabbit hole our nation...

My old man got screwed by his Used Car partner right before I was born. He wound up declaring personal bankruptcy after Amos forged his name on a bank loan. Thank goodness my grandfather, my Mom's dad, found him employment on the docks. Grandpa Phil had at one time...

The fall from grace can be so deep. Here he was, 36 and broke. Divorced, with two little angels that he saw at least twice a week, regardless of what his ex felt. He had definitely ' Made his own bed' when he blew the cash from the sale of his dying business two years...

No, this is not about the ocean or surfboards. It's about the current economic and cultural climate we are living in. While the Democratic Party turned a mostly deaf ear to the ills of our working stiffs... for decades, their adversaries, the Republican Wolves, have...

Amazing how truth can stand up to time, sometimes in such a sad way. Check out the 1970 Black Sabbath song ' War Pigs' and compare it to today's insanity: War Pigs A Song by Black Sabbath Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds...

The passing of the torch of One Party/Two Party government has begun. Now, don't get me wrong folks, this MAGA return to power is definitely the 'Stronger of two evils'. No doubt about it, from more tax cuts for the Super Rich, mass deportations of low wage farm...

If one was making his life into a movie, Larry would be played by Michael Richards AKA Kramer. He was 6' 2 with that same kooky hair that Kramer had. Always slouched down a bit, with the quintessential cigarette dangling from his mouth, Larry didn't walk... he marched...

In John Sayles 1987 film Matewan, concerning the 1920 coal miners’ strike in West Virginia, not all cops were of the same ilk as the Baldwin-Felts private detectives. Those ‘rent a cops’ were deputized by the authorities, at the behest of the powerful mining...

In 1965 Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the giant hit song made popular by singer Jackie Deshannon , What the World Needs Now is Love. I enclose the lyrics: What the World Needs Now Is Love What the world needs now is love, sweet love It's the only thing, that...

He loved his brother, from the time he realized he had one. Three years older than him, his brother always had that allure of someone way up upon a pedestal. As a four year old sitting in the apartment kitchen with his mother and paternal grandmother, he could get so...

He was working as a wood craftsman when the ICE agents showed up at the jobsite. A few of his fellow workers started to flee the premises, but he stood there with his tools in his hands. The agents grabbed him, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him. HIs brow...

Funny how so many ‘ so called’ Christians kneel and perform such pomp and circumstance every December 25th. All the beautiful Christmas decorations and wonderful seasonal songs are in fitting tribute to … WHAT?   Do any of the myriad of hypocrites and phony spiritual...