Far East Cynic

One of the amazing things I read this weekend was that Republicans are still trapped in a bubble when it comes to the 2020 election. Writer after writer has talked about election integrity while ...

https://fareastcynic.com/2024/09/09/the-items-they-routinely-forget/

I have an acquaintance who writes a blog that is useful for little in terms of gaining knowledge but does provide helpful insight into how closed the minds of Trump supporters are and how utter...

https://fareastcynic.com/2024/08/12/why-do-they-cling-to-lies-when-they-are-so-easily-disproved/

On Wednesday, Senator JD Vance of Ohio accused Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota of quitting the Army National Guard two decades ago to avoid being deployed to Iraq. It is worth remembering that JD Vanc...

https://fareastcynic.com/2024/08/09/about-that-criticism-of-tim-walz/

It has been two years since I posted here – primarily because I have been writing on other platforms, allowing me to monetize my content. ( El Greedo strikes again!). However, I have kept this ...

https://fareastcynic.com/2024/07/11/what-if-an-excursion-into-alternate-history/

I had to wait a couple of days to write about the Uvalde slaughter of children and teachers. I had to wait because I was so angry. Angry that, again, we are going through the same set of senseles...

https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/26/again-and-again-and-again-the-cycle-never-ends/

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https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/22/great-advice/

It’s been fascinating to watch the repeated criticisms of the various economic disasters of late. The plunge in the stock market, the shortage of baby formula, and the ever-increasing rise of g...

https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/21/correcting-the-record/

Of the damage to the American Republic that the Roberts Court has accomplished in the last 20 years. As one who is old enough to remember Thurgood Marshall on the Court as well as many others, th...

https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/14/an-excellent-summation/

One of the trite amorphisms used by conservatives and others repeatedly is, ” We are not a democracy; we are a Republic.” As if the two terms are mutually exclusive when they are meant to be ...

https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/08/the-nameless-servants-of-evil-part-2/

I have not been able to post for the last two months for many reasons. It’s been a hard couple of months. Between making a pilgrimage back to the sacred soil of my Alma Mater and then on to Sho...

https://fareastcynic.com/2022/05/06/the-nameless-servants-of-evil-part-one/