Category Politics

Prologue 1: First Tier of Corruption

“Trumpism: Why Traditional Republicans Should Withdraw Support” © Tom Ersin 2022. This is the current installment from the serialized publication of this distinctive historical book. Prologue 1: First Tier of Corruption 1) Insurrection President Trump incited a literal insurrection after… Continue Reading →

“Pulverized by Bullets … Decapitated … Flesh Ripped Apart”

“I [found] something no prayer will ever relieve: Two children whose bodies had been pulverized by bullets fired at them, decapitated, whose flesh had been ripped apart, that the only clue of their identities was the blood-spattered cartoon clothes clinging… Continue Reading →

New Book Series by Tom Ersin

Read a Book, Leave a Review. These are Tom Ersin’s two new books, a subseries of his history of the Trump presidency. They comprise a record of the dysfunction and disruption most people were too busy to keep up with… Continue Reading →

Approx. 100% of Americans Want to Stop School Massacres. There’s Only 1 Way

Only Electing Democrats Will Bring the Positive Change Most Americans Want [FACT:] The only way to stop school massacres and bring about other positive change that a large majority of Americans want is to vote straight-ticket Democratic. [CAVEAT:] If you… Continue Reading →

1 Million U.S. COVID-19 Deaths

May 4, 2022, produced two related milestones: 1) Trump sycophant J. D. Vance won the Ohio GOP senatorial primary; and 2) the U.S. hit the 1-million mark in COVID-19 deaths. Fox News highlighted the Vance story. But the only mention… Continue Reading →

Breaking: SCOTUS Affirms Abortion Rights for Rich People

As most people that follow news know by now, SCOTUS is about to affirm the repeal of abortion rights. An unprecedented leak from the Supreme Court has exposed a draft opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade and is supported by… Continue Reading →

[BOOK EXCERPT:] Remember the Hypocrites, the Trump Addicts

MAGA Hypocrites, Trump Addicts. On April 21, 2022, Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin reported the following in The New York Times: “In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, the two top Republicans in Congress, [House… Continue Reading →

GOP’s Putin Wing

To be fair, the majority of Republican luminaries are anti-Putin and pro-Ukraine. But there is a vocal minority who support, enable, or apologize for the Russian strongman: the GOP’s Putin Wing (so-dubbed by Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.). This group includes… Continue Reading →

Adamantly Moderate: “Both Sides Lie, Cheat, and Thieve”

Adamant Moderation. So a while back I’m on Facebook (the Instagram of the middle-aged), and I see a comment from an acquaintance of a few decades past. We never were best buds but we were friendly. A third party had… Continue Reading →

Origins of Pres. Nixon’s (National Lampoon) “Admissions Speech”

“What did the president know and when did he stop knowing it.” (National Lampoon; Missing White House Tapes [LP record album]; 1974.) (Sen. Howard Baker Jr., R-Tenn., as paraphrased and channeled by a National Lampoon actor) Sen. Howard Baker We’re… Continue Reading →

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