The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – #TheTwitterFiles WASHINGTON, D.C. — If I had a bank account like Elon Musk, I might very well be hanging out somewhere around Palm Beach, Florida this weekend, since it’s expected to hit 80 degrees for a high in the sun. Clearly Elon Musk is not a golfer.…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s admittedly a few days late for a Thanksgiving turkey story. The White House turkeys were pardoned again this year by President Joe Biden in the annual American Thanksgiving tradition, while 46 million turkeys were consumed over the holiday weekend, according to the University…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was with no small amount of trepidation that I hit the ON button to turn on the television Sunday morning. And with great relief, there was no immediate report of a mass shooting. So let’s reboot this Thanksgiving and start again. While some…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — So I woke up at the crack of dawn on the day before Thanksgiving and felt pretty good. Even though it was 32 degrees outside, it was 68 inside, and I remembered to make the coffee the night before. All I had to do was hit the button on Mr. Coffee and…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Liz Cheney was right. Cheney Says Trump Faces ‘Multiple’ Criminal Referrals, and Hints the Justice Department Should Not Wait Merrick Garland didn’t listen. Pressure Mounts on Justice Department to Bring Charges Against Trump Now we are stuck with Trump for two more years, with…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — About the time Lewis and Clark were rafting up the Missouri River to search for a land and water route to the Pacific from 1803 to 1806, the global population topped one billion people. It took more than a century to reach two billion,…
It looks like a miracle considering where Americans get their information – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Uh, oh. It’s been one week since Election Day, and it appears Republicans are on the verge of winning the 218 seats they need in the House to take majority control in…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tick, tock. Tick, tock. It’s been three days since the midterm elections and we still do not know which party will control the next Congress and set the national agenda, not in the House or the Senate. But one thing is crystal ball clear.…
Guest Column – The Brennan Center for Justice – Although we won’t know all of the results for a while, yesterday’s midterms had a resounding takeaway for our democracy: Americans reject election denial. Many election deniers in competitive races were defeated. And these races were happening in states with a diverse array of political leanings.…
Guest Column – By George Zadigian – While advocating for America and protesting against candidates in my own Republican Party over the last five years, it’s been interesting to witness how much people have changed. Typically, hundreds of people respond with a big thank you and thumbs-up, while a few dozen hurl demeaning names at…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is it folks. Another major turning point in our lives in this crazy 21st century hellscape world. It’s been a strange week since I came down from the mountains and set up camp inside the Beltway again just in time for Halloween and…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Do you ever find yourself asking: Why does this crap (whatever crap you are dealing with) have to be so hard? I know I do, and see it all the time in others. Another way to put the question: Why does life have to…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. – What would you do if you knew you had just one week more to live in a place that feels like home, knowing there are more stories to discover and tell? Maybe vow to come back next year and tackle the other stories?…
The Big Picture - By Glynn Wilson - THURMONT, Md. — If you are reading this today, October 15, 2022, then I’ve defied the odds and outlived the curse of 64. I’m now alive and well and 65-years-old. According to my doctor here, I’ve got the heart rate of a professional tennis player and the…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It’s totally understandable that people get tired of hearing and seeing sensational clickbait threatening another existential crisis emergency. But please don’t allow this one to go unheeded. In my life and times, I’ve reported on all kinds of politicians who warned the public of…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Sometimes, like when it rains for three days and nights without stopping and I get a little tired of being cooped up in an RV space the size of the average efficiency apartment in Tokyo, I vow to simply curl up on the futon mattress and rest,…
Editor’s Note: The New American Journal is dedicated to publishing a diversity of ideas, and we believe the harsh partisan divide is not good for democracy. Guest Column – By George R. Zadigian – As a conservative Republican for more than 40 years, it has been disheartening to watch the unraveling of the Republican Party…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – When French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes first posited his theory, Cogito, ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am,” he could not have foreseen a Wizard of Id like Donald Trump taking over America and saying just because he thinks documents are declassified, therefore they are…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. — It’s drizzling rain in the mountain woods, hovering around 72 degrees on this last day of summer. We will transit the autumn equinox about 8 p.m. tonight, and fall will officially begin — with only six weeks to go until the critical midterm…
How Climate Change Might Wipe Out the Human Population – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – For all the bromides and self-help scams flooding the market these days for gullible people seeking the secret to living longer or at least living more healthy lives, I’ve long suspected that the number one killer is…
