The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
Just a quickie. I had never intended to write anything about the despicable, egomaniacal, self-promoting Donald Trump but my beautiful wife has been so upset by his pathetic grab for publicity that I decided to be a good husband and write this
The financial crash that almost destroyed our economy and is still causing havoc in this country has often been blamed on dumb home-buyers and the greedy bankers who took advantage of them, but there is surely a lot more to it than
Republicans and Tea Baggers have figured out a new way to encourage their beliefs in the sanctity of marriage. Their latest assault on programs that are trying to combat the effects of unemployment has had a secondary effect. Married couples throughout the
For years we have had to listen to the whining of the conservatives and their media toadies about the tax money that goes to support NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It seems that they are all bent out of shape
With all the trauma going on right now over the horrors in Japan, a great deal is being debated about pros and cons of nuclear power. This is one of the most important debates we will ever have in this country and