Marc Jampole: To Those In Favor Of Torture
According to a study by the Pew Research Center a few years back, only about 24% of all Americans think that the authorities should never engage in torture, no matter … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Mainstream Media Portrays War Contractors As Unsung Heroes
We really don’t know what Matt Sherman exactly did as a federal government contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan, despite a long article about him in the Washington Post and a … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Fantasy World of the Republicans
The Aging White Male is on Top. The Republicans keep sexualizing the fight for pecking order dominance in tasteless yet traditional ways. First came the vulgar insinuations regarding genital size, … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: You’re not planning to vote?
Voters who hate Donald Trump have had the power to stop him, but most have chosen to stay home. The real question about this year’s electorate is how large a … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Who does the NRA represent?
The other day I saw in person what we all know. Our elected representatives, especially Republicans, often represent only large corporate interests, even if those interests hurt most of the … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Urge Your Representatives to Vote for the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act
Take time out from presidential politics to urge elected officials to vote for Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act Strange as it might seem, we can predict genocides and other atrocities … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Why the Right Went Wrong
Reading E. J. Dionne Jr.’s Why the Right Went Wrong provides an illuminating contrast to Jane Mayer’s Dark Money. Both cover the same history: the Republican Party and conservatism since … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Dark Money And American Democracy
Jane Mayer’s book Dark Money does a thorough job of dissecting the 40-year campaign of a small coterie of billionaires to change the American political agenda for their own selfish ends. … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Should Transgendered Athletes Be Required To Undergo Reassignment Surgery?
There are very few situations in public life in which the differences between males and females matter. In fact, I can only think of four: Only women can bear children. … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Big Lie
Trump uses fascist techniques to tell a Big Lie. Does that make him a fascist? I was previously reluctant to call Donald Trump a fascist, because he hasn’t overtly called … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Zombies, Vampires, and Republicans — Oh My!
As far as I can tell from common usage, a zombie is a former human being whose dead body has been reanimated. Zombies walk around in a stiff stupor and … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Guilty Pleasures of the Rich
Lays brings back cannibal Potato Heads to remind us that the Christmas joy of the wealthy often comes at the expense of others. About 18 months ago, Frito-Lay introduced a … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Bill Clinton’s sexual past vs. Donald Trump’s sexism
Why Bill Clinton’s sexual past is not an issue in the presidential campaign, but Donald Trump’s sexism is. Republicans are very clear that they intend to make Bill Clinton’s past … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Thinking of Iran-Contra and other Presidential Crises
The trend in presidential crises suggests some ugly truths about American politics and government. Reading Malcolm Byrnes’ book Iran-Contra reminds me that since the 1970s the United States has endured a … Continue reading
