Hurling Cruise Missiles On Syria Again

May and Trump justify their military action against Syria on humanitarian grounds. But their justification for war is inconsistent with their foreign policy. And what they seek to achieve by taking military action is unclear.

Trump’s Obliterating Black Legacy

It’s Black History Month in America. And as Black People fight for Black History to be recognised, Trump is trying to obliterate a Black legacy. Barack Obama. The Obama’s are a thorn in the side of Trump and all those with a reductionist view of Black people. A view based upon invented stereotypes of angry…

Kaepernick Brings Sport To Its Knees With A Little Help From Trump

Trump's racist attack has made Colin Kaepernick victorious by spreading his message and bringing sports to kneel.

Trump, May, The Special Relationship Lies and Spies

In January (2017) Theresa May made a speech reaffirming the special relationship. The intimate harmonious bond between the United States, and the United Kingdom. Trump apparently does not share that opinion. Recently, he accused May of illegally spying on him. May needs to choose her friends more carefully. For so far Trump doesn’t seem to…

Melania Trump Does Not Need Our Help

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump, Twitter has been abuzz with the hashtag #FreeMelania. The cry to help The First Lady comes from footage that shows her initially smiling. After her husband, President Trump, turned to speak to her, Melania's face appears to fall. That is not a sign that she needs help. Melania Trump…

Please Don’t Impeach President Trump

Please don't impeach President Trump. Don't misunderstand me. I would rather Trump were never elected. He continually uses the expression America First, the slogan of the German-American Nazi Party which identifies him as a fascist. Yet, Trump's domestic renewal ideas like infrastructure development are Democratic policies in the tradition of Lyndon B. Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. That…

Trump Populism Never Ends Well Ask Africa

Donald Trump who is currently facing 75 lawsuits is President Elect. Trump is the latest in a line of populist politicians. He makes impossible promises, appeals to the basest sentiments and the forgotten voter.  But history shows that these 'champions' of the people are a portent that humans are walking blindly into another period of…

US 2016 Election The Politics Of Misogyny

FBI Director James Comey told the Republicans of a further investigation into the emails of Hilary Clinton.  Well, they were not Hilary's but her colleague's. An explosive media frenzy  followed. Suspiciously,  there is talk, but no detail.  Adding insult to injury, the FBI told Hilary's camp of the email enquiry after the Republicans.  The FBI's…

Trump The Political Trade Off Decency For Racism

Braggadocious Trump is a misogynist whose confession of sexual violations upon women is not a surprise.  He has groomed society by normalising deviant behaviour.  Despite this chequered past, he has had $2 billion of free media coverage which cemented his political position.  Trump supporters insist his behaviour is normal while others accept the bigotry for a racist/anti-establishment…