It turns out quite a lot, if people would listen… The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — How can art influence life and make the world a better place? One thing’s for sure. You can’t do it by being oblivious to what’s going on around you. And what can an Irish…
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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Elon Musk’s Head and Twitter May Explode
A cold rain is falling. But I’m out of my bed. As the coffee is calling. Can’t get this out of my head. The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. — What do Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Paine, William Wordsworth, Edmund Burke, Immanuel Kant, Fredric Jameson, and Bob Dillon have in common? And…
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: A Mental Health and Media Crisis Converge
“If we weren’t all crazy we would go insane.” – Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band, 1977 The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here’s a Sunday challenge: Do a Google search for “mental health crisis.” There is no doubt a mental health crisis grips this country, and probably the…
A Faustian Bargain? Elon Musk’s Behavior Hints That His Time is Almost Up
The Twitter Files: The Removal of Donald Trump
Belligerent Wild Turkey in D.C. Eludes Capture by the Federal Government
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…
Thanksgiving Rebooted: Take a Break and Have Some Fun
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…
What To Say on Thanksgiving 2022? At Least It Ain’t 2020 Anymore
Liz Cheney Was Right – Attorney General Merrick Garland Punted
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…
Global Population Reaches Eight Billion People: Is This Really Something to Celebrate?
Democrat Katie Hobbs Beats Trump Republican Kari Lake in Arizona Governor’s Race
Still Waiting on Election Results: What About the Future of Human Life on this Planet?
#CodgerPower – You Want a Civil War? Mess With Social Security and Medicare, Republicans
Ask an Expert: Why Does Life Have to be This Hard?
You Can Be Inspired, Yet Disagree, With Nature Writer Edward Abbey
Happy Birthday: Living Beyond the Curse of 64
It’s a Mad, Mad World We Live In Now: What Will Become of Us?
The Wizard of Id – Anti-Christ
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…
Goodbye Summer 2022: Hello Midterm Election Fall
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…