Tag Archives: Trump
6 Reasons Why You Should Avoid the News
And the first reason is Trump’s hair! And now, the other 5 reasons: I want a military parade. Hello, Fascism. Kim Jung Yung loves his military parades. So does Putin. So did Hitler. Every day we’re more like North Korea. … Continue reading
The Phoenix
In college, I was a political junkie. Then again, it was the 60s and nearly everyone I knew was a political junkie because we were the ones who were pushing for change. We were the Baby Boomers, many of us … Continue reading
The Shutdown Synchro
At midnight Friday, the U.S. government shut down. Saturday, January 20, began with no government. Again. Synchronicity. January 20 also marked the one-year anniversary of the Trump presidency. On January 20, 2017 Donald Trump was sworn-in as president. Now exactly … Continue reading
You’re Fired – and what the trickster says about trump
I never watched The Apprentice. But like most people, I know that it was the show where trump ruled like a king and found enormous satisfaction in telling people, “You’re fired.” Some days when I can actually bring myself … Continue reading
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Journalist Michael Wolff has written a stunner in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. I first heard about it when people on CNN and MSNBC started reading excerpts from it a couple of days ago. They’d gotten early … Continue reading
Trump: the Ultimate Trickster, Con Man
If nothing else, trump is the perfect trickster. On November 8, 2016, I had a complete meltdown when I realized he had won. I was no Clinton fan, but voted for her when Bernie lost the primary. Now, thanks to … Continue reading
The Trickster in Politics
Several weeks ago, Rob and I sent our agent a new nonfiction proposal: One Nation Under Trump Meets Joseph Campbell’s Trickster Archetype. The idea, the hook, is that trump is the ultimate trickster who is surrounded by tricksters, and … Continue reading
Pluto in Capricorn
Mundane astrologers take charts like this one, of the birth of the U.S., and make predictions about it. They use various techniques – transits, the daily motion of the planets; progressions, where the natal sun is brought forward in time; … Continue reading
Sex and the Trickster
Since mid-October, when the Harvey Weinstein story broke and the hash tag #metoo was started, the sexual allegations against powerful men has proliferated beyond anything anyone imagined. Here’s an incomplete list from the NY Times: Weinstein Spacey Russell Simmons Glenn … Continue reading
A Tsunami for Democrats
art by Megan MacGregor The big wave in Virginia! In the year since Trump was voted into office, a year ago tonight when I had a total meltdown, the Democrats have enjoyed a massive triumph. Democrat Ralph Northam defeated Repub … Continue reading