27 October 2016 Bad For Business The US Presidential election is the only show in town. by J.R.Thomas If you are an American media mogul you must be very pleased with the way the Presidential campaigns are panning out. The three Presidential candidate debates might be horrific to the student of serious politics, but they… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Bad For Business (J R Thomas)
Tag: Democrat
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Roaming in the Gloaming (J.R. Thomas)
14 April 2016 Roaming in the Gloaming By J.R.Thomas From east coast to west, and even in the heartlands, it is the phony war. The contestants know the big battles are coming; the minor skirmishes of the past couple of weeks don’t matter too much – though losing them matters to The Donald, not one… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Roaming in the Gloaming (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Icecream and Revolution
10 December 2015 Ice-Cream and Revolution by J R Thomas North of Waterbury, Vermont, on the road to Stowe is an American shrine. Not the Von Trapp Family Lodge and Von Trapp Timeshare Homes (and Von Trapp Brewery and Von Trapp Austrian Restaurant and and and…). If you get there you have gone too far… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Icecream and Revolution
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All the President’s People
16 July 2015 All the President’s People by J R Thomas Imagine a horse race with only one runner, preening and prancing in front of the crowd. Then imagine another horse race with so many runners there aren’t enough starting stalls, and every neighbourhood donkey, pony and carthorse in the county is jostling around the… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All the President’s People
