In a January 2025 post, I was arguing that Donald Trump would never give up the Presidency. I wrote: He is establishing his power, validating his supporters, and taking over as much as he can without another Jan 6 style insurrection. When the planned-for crisis comes, and it will come because it is an essential … Continue reading America, We Have a Problem
Zelenski’s Big Mistake
Zelensky made a major, tragic, probably irreversible mistake. He should have praised Trump, flattered him, honored him, lied to him, even kissed his behind if necessary to get the mineral deal and some kind of peace. Yes, Trump was going to screw him and his country in favor of Russia no matter what, but getting … Continue reading Zelenski’s Big Mistake
Trump’s Goal
What is Trump’s Goal? Why is he pushing all the limits, breaking all the norms, making everybody frightened, ignoring Congress, purging the FBI, supporting Musk as he invades Treasury and riddles USAID, making absurd cabinet appointments, and – most important to Trump personally – lying to rewrite the history of January 6, 2021? … Continue reading Trump’s Goal
The Next President?
Democrats are worried about what they did to America by allowing Trump to beat them. And they really did do a number on us by not dealing with the border, food prices, and cultural issues. They all have a theory. David Frum writing in the Atlantic is typical. He writes that America is now poised … Continue reading The Next President?
The Test for America
Decades ago, before AI, a brilliant MIT electrical engineering scientist named Claude Shannon published a ground-breaking article entitled “A Mathematical Theory of Communication”. A year later, in 1948, he published a follow-on article called “The Mathematical Theory of Communication”. What a difference a word makes! Now the America voting public faces a test, it’s the … Continue reading The Test for America
The Die is Cast; Stick it to Them
The election is over; we just don’t yet know the outcome. Did Trump win? Did Harris win? If she did, what is the nature of the protests by Trump and his minions? Violent? I think Trump will win. The only good thing about that is we will be spared the disaster that will surely happen … Continue reading The Die is Cast; Stick it to Them
Failed Nation or Failed Election Choice?
Donald J. Trump says the United States is a failed nation, but that he will fix it. He doesn’t say how, and God help us if he gets a second chance to “make America great” again. There are, however, some notable U.S. failures that we should own up to. First, the Republican and Democratic National … Continue reading Failed Nation or Failed Election Choice?
Harris Should Give a Serious and Memorable Speech
On Thursday, August 22, probably late at night, Kamala Harris will address the Democratic Convention. The convention is the venue but she’s really addressing the American people. It’s the opportunity of her lifetime. It may well be the opportunity of our lifetime. Harris should give a memorable and serious speech. She should give a memorable … Continue reading Harris Should Give a Serious and Memorable Speech
Welcoming the Olympic Flag to L. A.
Last night between 2 and 4 am, I got it all figured out. Everything: life, death, Trump, climate change, even the Red Sox -- everything. This morning, though, I forgot all the profound nighttime insights. So I decided to write an article criticizing the symbolic arrival of the Olympic flag in L.A. in anticipation of … Continue reading Welcoming the Olympic Flag to L. A.
Only Trump Can Fix It
Asked why they support Trump, and why they will support him ‘no matter what’, the couple said in unison, “Only Trump Can Fix It.” “Can fix what”? I asked. “The country. The Democrats.” The female partner, a teacher, added over her shoulder as the pair walked away, “Fix the damned liberals.” We’re living through a … Continue reading Only Trump Can Fix It
John R. Dixon 