There are moments in American life when partisanship should pause, when ideology should step aside, when stupidity needs to be called out, and when wrong is just wrong. Come on MAGA; I know you think I have Trump Derangement Syndrome, that I'm a left-wing nut, and that I don't balance my criticism, my rants. My family ...

Polar bears have long been one of our most recognizable symbols implemented by climate change activists to motivate humans to take action to mitigate the effects of that phenomenon. A solitary, lonely bear, perched on a small shrinking chunk of ice, while searching for seals, became our mascot for human guilt. We can e...

After I.C.E. agents killed Alex Pretti last week, the Trump administration wasted no time doing what it does best: coordinating its talking points and labeling Pretti a domestic terrorist. Donald Trump and his loyal-no-matter-what team hit the cameras to spin the event with each teammate parroting how Pretti should nev...

I had to rewrite this. I was finishing up a column Saturday, and it was a good one. The premise was modest: that a little more preparation, a little more thought, and a little less knee-jerk reaction might benefit the ongoing work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I was careful not to evaluate the immigration pol...

When I coached Little League Baseball, we always had a year-end awards ceremony, where I got to hand out Participation Awards to the members of my team. Those so-called awards were usually not for winning or losing, but for playing. Whether we went undefeated or never crossed home plate, everyone walked away clutching ...

There must be a line. That's not sarcasm. It is an assumption that every American citizen, who supports democracy and exercises their right to vote, will hold those they vote for accountable. There needs to be a line somewhere, a point where loyalty yields to conscience, where even the most devoted supporter pauses to ...

Maybe you didn't say it, but I've heard it from multiple sources, sometimes in all-CAPS. I have Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). Anyone who criticizes, or even questions, our current president gets the label, even when backing opinions with documented, undisputable facts. There is no defense. If you check out comments...

Millions of Americans make New Year's resolutions, which they often abandon by Valentine's Day, or by January 2. We promise to exercise more, eat less, save more, spend less, read more, reach out to old friends, to improve something in our lives. It's a ritual built on self-assessment, leading to a goal of self-improve...

This week an accountant approached me; a big guy, big hands and feet, tough guy, a CPA. He had tears in his eyes, and his big hands were shaking as he pleaded, "Sir, can you help me? I wanted a box of pencils for Christmas and now I'm told I can only have one or two. Sir, it doesn't seem like a huge ask, but I rea...

There was a time, long, long ago, when professional athletes and coaches worked off-season jobs to supplement their incomes. That era is long gone, and it's good that sports professionals can earn enough money to support their families today. In fact, in today's college coaching world, NOT-working seems like an even mu...

When writing a poem, it allows me to say A lot of short views, in a slight teasing way. Mrs. Mac likes my poems though I don't do too many, And I'm sure some of you wish I wouldn't do any. It's Thanksgiving weekend, and as I think who to thank For the good in my life; I want to be frank. My life is quite good; I'm happ...

We are so gullible. Congress, yes the House AND the Senate, passed a bill to release the Jeffrey Epstein files Tuesday, President Donald Trump told them to. Of course, Trump's motivation in advocating a "YES" vote came after he figured out that he was going to fail in his months-long attempt to get them to vo...

When Donald Trump returned to office in January, he promised to change immigration enforcement, committing that the "worst of the worst" would be tracked down, arrested, and deported. Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, said in July that the administration is focused on "rooting out unvetted cri...

I know. You know. But U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson does not know. We thought he should know; it certainly seems like he should. But Mike Johnson often claims to not know what the heck is going on. "I don't know about the details about that; I just read it," he shrugged when asked about the former pr...

I have shocking news for some readers. Donald Trump did not actually fly a fighter jet over a group of No-Kings protesters two weeks ago and dump excrement on them. I never really thought that the Trump fighter-jet video was real -- Juvenile? Yes - Real? No -- but apparently some folks did because it was on the Interne...

It is difficult to miss the symbolism. We're tearing down the East Wing of the White House, my house, your house. On July 31, Donald Trump talked about his pet White House Ballroom project, and its impact on the current structure, noting, "It'll be near it but not touching it; and pays total respect to the existin...

I published a column on Monday. The rest of this column reflects on that, so if you did not read it, I encourage you to spend 5-6 minutes before you read the rest of this. Click HERE. Monday's effort took considerable time to compile, as there was a lot of fact-checking, some quotes to verify, and several topical areas...

Long ago we lost any recognition of political irony in America. This past weekend, an estimated 6-8 million Americans participated in "NO KINGS" rallies in more than 2,500 towns and cities across all fifty states. While those rallies were going on, Donald J. Trump declared that if Zohran Mamdani has the audac...

In Donald Trump's second presidential inaugural address, he promised, "After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I also will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America." As a writer, I lov...

I am angry, and I think you know why. No, it's not that the war in Ukraine didn't end in 24 hours, and it's not that the bike paths in our little community haven't been repaved in several years. It isn't about Gavin Newsom's Twitter trolling of President Trump (although that could be a column topic soon), or the fact t...