Remember the famous line by Claude Rains as Captain Renault in Casablanca? After being told by his Nazi handlers to close Rick's Cafe he responded to Bogart's question of why are you shutting me down? He simply answered 'There's gambling going on!' as he then took...

Back in my Brooklyn NYC of the 50s and 60s we used to call the neighborhood luncheonette 'The Candy Store'. In my Ave U neighborhood we had at least one such store every few short blocks. The one I will  focus on was ' Moe's Luncheonette' on Ave U between East 24th St...

The trickster was always what he is now. For decades he had conned too many of the public, the business world, and of course the government. Years ago the trickster, being influenced by his role model Roy Cohn, gave his money to both of the two empire's political...

Imagine how all those wonderful (yeah, right) good and devout MAGA Christians just love Jesus. After all, they say he is the Son of God (or is it lately their new King Donald?). One wonders if any of these folks ever took the time to read The Sermon on the Mount from...

I just love it each year at this time in November. All the flags waving and ceremonial heads hung  down in honoring our ' allen Heroes' and 'Brave Warriors'. Hogwash! Take the time and go onto You Tube or wherever and watch the 1971 Winter Soldier Hearings. See actual...

    With his storm troopers...oops, his ICEMEN, rambling into a town like a pack of ghosts, replete with no faces. With his navy, My **** navy, blowing up speedboats outside a sovereign nation (Venezuela) with no evidence of drug dealing or terrorism. With...