The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Something woke me up early on Labor Day 2025. I slept deep and well after an afternoon of fun at the Labor Day Fest in Greenbelt, Maryland, 10 miles due north of the White House and Capitol. I went out of my way to…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Editor’s Note: Shakespeare had his prayers. Muir and Thoreau too. I don’t think Charles Darwin prayed much, or Edward Abbey for that matter. The man in the White House said he wants to get to heaven, while taking orders from the right hand of…
But you don’t have to watch or listen. Read the news in the morning, then go for a hike – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – It must have been just another ho-hum day on the job for Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times. Board…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – You never know when the day will come when the final piece of a big picture puzzle will show up, bringing higher knowledge into focus and taking you over a plateau in your thinking. Like a guitar player or pianist who studies and practices…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Reading the Sunday New York Times is not what it used to be. Nothing is as good as it used to be. But on occasion, if you look closely enough, you will run into a cogent thought or two that puts things in context and allows you…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – If it keeps on raining shit, the levee is going to break. By the levee I mean the world. By shit I mean the distortions, disinformation, misinformation and out right lies spouted on an hourly basis by Donald Trump and his minions of chaos…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Do you feel it now? Is the world changing fast enough for you to actually feel it? Are you reeling from it? I keep up with this stuff and I can honestly say yes, I am feeling it. Maybe you didn’t believe me (or…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – If Superman stands for Truth, Justice and the American Way, what does MAGA Man stand for? Admittedly I’ve not seen the new DC Comics-DC Studios-Warner Brothers Superman movie yet. You can watch the trailer here. But there is a character called MAGA Man you…
If you support truth in reporting with no paywall, and fearless writing with no popup ads or sponsored content, consider making a contribution today with GoFundMe or Patreon or PayPal. The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Not since December, 1776, have the people of America faced a more serious crisis…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Why is the New York Times still running political advice from James Carville? In another inane column for July 21, Carville’s advice again is for Democrats to remain on the sidelines on the Epstein story and everything else and wait around for Trump to…
___ If you support truth in reporting with no paywall, and fearless writing with no popup ads or sponsored content, consider making a contribution today with GoFundMe or Patreon or PayPal. The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Roll over Beethoven. Tell Tchaikovsky the news. Roll over Ed Murrow. Tell Walter…
___ If you support truth in reporting with no paywall, and fearless writing with no popup ads or sponsored content, consider making a contribution today with GoFundMe or Patreon or PayPal. The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just for the fun of it on Sunday morning, rather than watching or…
___ If you support truth in reporting with no paywall, and fearless writing with no popup ads or sponsored content, consider making a contribution today with GoFundMe or Patreon or PayPal. The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – It could be the after effects of the Benadryl, or the simmering summer…
___ If you support truth in reporting with no paywall, and fearless writing with no popup ads or sponsored content, consider making a contribution today with GoFundMe or Patreon or PayPal. The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – This is almost too good to be true. Donald Trump ordered the death…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – How did the world get so fucked up? Related question: How did humans become so stupid? I hate to be the one to wax nostalgic about the great past. Resisting that sentimentality has defined my existence. Until now. Not that I want to write…
“O! had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and…
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. – Never in all my years in this country and on this planet have I felt less patriotic than on this Fourth of July, 2025. It was always my favorite of our national holidays, celebrating our independence from the tyranny of a…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States of America is in big trouble. As preparations were being made in the nation’s capital for the Fourth of July 2025, and the 250th anniversary of the country in 2026, a Gallup poll finds American pride at an all time low.…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – What will the mad king fuck up next? This is not my idea of fun. You? For many years I was not only a political news junkie, like many of my friends, fans and followers on social media and the web. I reveled in…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human society, and these days especially American society, are plagued by many ongoing problems. One of these is the inability to think abstractly about issues and solutions. It’s harder than ever when every day is fraught with a never ending series of crazy, distracting,…
