Trump the narcissist

How difficult is it to imagine a scenario where the Mexican drug cartels, operating a huge global business, deliver a big bag of money to the man whose hand is always out?

Imagine how Republicans in Congress would scream like stuck pigs if Democrats mirrored today’s Republican behavior. Given their unstinting fealty to the Orange One, the Republican response would likely be swift, unified, and rhetorically absolutist. This in-depth assessment of Republican hypocrisy is a MUST-READ from the front lines.

Canada will be a superpower one day. Here's what Donald Trump sees, and why he wants to buy them now on the cheap.

Any claim from Donald Trump of public benefit is bogus. It’s important to recognize the REAL reasons he’s been consistently, aggressively, and publicly pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower rates. Here it is, and you can be an expert in just 4 minutes.

The Big Orange Menace is obviously intent on intimidating us into staying in bed with the covers pulled over our heads. He doesn’t want us to protest or vote or challenge him in any way. And the moment we give in to that inclination to say “Please just leave us alone,” he’s won.

Having grown up in the shadow of a narcissistic father, I know this isn't the type of person we should have representing America.

Thoughts for the new year My own father was a narcissist who believed none of the rules that applied to normal people ever applied to him. Everything wrong was always someone else’s fault, though he’d quickly take credit for anything good that happened around him. I’m used to this crap, and know that over the long run it will be defeated. Here’s why.