TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart, Before the Constitution was signed in 1789, there was a White America, and a Black America. In the 21 st century, there is a greater division between Blacks and Whites. There are also two more “Americas:” one for the super-rich and powerful, and one for low-income and poor men and women. These four Americas are often intertwined, with the exception of the super-rich and powerful. Not a single man or woman with power and great wealth has been fairly punished for a serious crime in my lifetime. The average income for all incarcerated men and women prior to their convictions is less than $20,000 per year. Think about it. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN From the time the first settlers arrived in the New World, America has been dominated by working-class Americans. It wasn’t long before they were called “rebels” by the British elite. In truth, it was a badge of honor. These men and women came to the colonies seeking freedoms they had never had in wes...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is following his fascist manifesto, Project 2025 closely, proving that he is not only a Nazi, but is indeed the leader of the recently unveiled American Nazi Party. Totalitarian governments cannot exist in a Democracy. Neither Communism nor Fascism can maintain control in a free society. One of the most important components of Fascism is secrecy. It is a well-established fact that Trump’s administration is the most secretive in modern history. However, for your Fuhrer, that is not sufficient. He is now attempting to force all government employees to sign NDA’s, preventing any form of government transparency and what we have learned to know as “whistleblowers.” I have offered my readers one fact for years: “if any politician or employee on Capitol Hill claims that they are unable to answer a direct question for ‘reasons of national security,’ they are definitely hiding a crime committed by them, or one of their constituents. WHY IS TRUMP WORRIED? Trump is b...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I had a dream, at least I wish it was nothing but a bad dream. In this dream, I fell asleep on November 7, 2016, and when I woke up, my surroundings told me it was the beginning of another, ordinary day. However, the events of that day and what I heard on television told me that I was no longer in the United States of America. The date on my computer was January 19, 2017. The primary story on television news was about the events of January 20, and the inauguration of our nation’s 45 th president. However, the picture displayed on the screen showed Donald Trump, not Hillary Clinton. What the fuck? This was not possible. Not only was Hillary far ahead in the polls, Trump was a joke, He was the least qualified man in history to seek the office of President of the United States. He was a complete failure in the private sector, and the Manhattan real estate community was aware that he was a white-collar criminal. He had a reputation as a sexual predator who had been...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In January of 2017, an entire political party, which was once known as “the Grand Old Party,” abandoned its morals, its self-respect, its principles, and its dignity, and surrendered its free thought and free will to an old, obese, and mentally deficient failed businessman who had renently been illegitimately sworn in as their president. The Party of Lincoln had taken its last breath. MOST “REPUBLICANS” KNOW BETTER I have no doubt that the majority of the men and women who call themselves “Republicans” in Washington have at least average intelligence and are fully aware that Trump has become a dictator. They know that his policies are wrong for America, but with a shrinking voter base, they are desperate to receive the votes of his ignorant supporters. His failure to keep his promises, most notably ending inflation, ending the invasion of Ukraine, and keeping our nation out of another unwinnable war in the Middle East, are adding to the possibility of Democrats ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Is Trump mentally ill? That is a huge understatement. Everything he says, everything he does, makes no sense. He is wasting billions, and possibly trillions of dollars waging wars, destroying national treasures and rebuilding them into what appear to be massage parlors and brothels: places Trump is obviously more familiar with. TRUMP’S CONTROVERSIAL 2024 VICTORY WAS ACHIEVED WITH LIES AND MISDIRECTION Trump attempted to make the 2024 election all about the economy. We now know that this was another attempt to gaslight the American people. It is a fact that America’s voting public is the least informed in the world, and therefore his tactics were successful, if the election was fair. Evidence proves it was not. However, millions of gullible Americans believed Trump’s promises: to end the invasion of Ukraine on day one; to end inflation/Greedflation on day one; to prevent another war on foreign soil; and to reduce the national debt. How’s he doing? Stop laughing. ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I have had a very strong opinion about abortion long before I could vote. Decisions to terminate a pregnancy belong to women alone, with the advice of their doctors. Old, white men have no right to make that decision for them, including priests, ministers, pastors, Ra bbis, Imams, and especially not ambitious and corrupt politicians. When Trump’s corrupt Supreme Court repealed Roe v Wade, they made a decision which was nothing less than pandering to Christians, primarily Evangelical leaders. It had nothing to do with undeveloped fetus’, it was purely political and another attack on women’s rights. All humans must own the right to make decisions about their own mental and physical health. MORE FASCIST ATTACKS ON WOMEN FROM TRUMP AND HIS NAZI PARTY On April 28, 2026, Jessica Waters testified before the House Judiciary Committee. For two hours, Ms. Waters was questioned about the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a federal law which Republicans want to rep...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Over the last 10 years, the former Republican Party and six corrupt Supreme Court justices exposed themselves, allowing every American to see who they really are. Their loyalty belongs to the worst man in the world; an old, obese traitor who has become the Fuhrer of the United States of America. However, Trump is not the sharpest tool in the shed, and his actions have been so extreme that many of his most loyal supporters are beginning to see the truth. He is a con man: not a good one, but he has the full support of the former Grand Old Party and the majority of the Supreme Court. However, hope is alive. It is very clear today that Democrats and Independents have an excellent chance of taking control of both houses of Congress in November. IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT TRUMP’S APPROVAL RATING HAS FALLEN TO AN HISTORICALLY LOW NUMBER Trump’s campaign promises were all lies. The American people are experiencing a steep decline in their quality of life. Inflation continue...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The United States of America is more divided than it was before the first Civil War. The economy is in shambles. Most Americans are struggling with escalating inflation. America’s healthcare is the least effective and most expensive in the world. The federal government is corrupt and totally incompetent. Women’s rights have been moved backwards to the mid-twentieth century. The Supreme Court is complicit with right-wing extremists in their attempts at voter suppression. With the leader of white supremacy occasionally residing in the White House, racism and bigotry have reached levels not seen since the 1920’s and 1930’s. All of this is directly attributable to one man, Donald John Trump, and yet, Trump is telling the Chancellor of Germany to “fix his broken country.” I couldn’t make this shit up if I tried. ATTEMPTING TO DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE: HIS WAR ON IRAN “The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, there were two slogans I heard frequently: “Made in America,” and “Only in America.” Both inspired patriotism and pride in our nation. This was post WWII and our nation had been a major component in the defeat of fascism. I remember the many products began to display the label, “made in China,” and we believed that the influx of products created in foreign nations was somewhat exciting. What this young man did not understand was this was the beginning of outsourcing in America. “Only in America” inspired patriotism and the unique qualities offered by life in what politicians called “the greatest country in the world.”. Free thought, and the freedom to be yourself if your actions did not infringe upon the rights of the majority were perfect examples of why our country had become the most respected in the world. The United States had embarked on a path to create the first “great nation,” a nation which would place its peo...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Every organization is controlled from the top of the food chain. Corporations follow the policies of the CEO, COO, and the CFO. Government officials, both Democratic and Authoritarian, obey their primary leader who controls the direction of a nation and its citizens. Our nation’s military demands and receives 100 percent obeyance from it’s lower ranking members. In America, the third branch of government, the Supreme Court, follows the direction of the Chief Justice. Personally, I believe that a great, even a good leader is wise and his success lies within the people he was chosen to lead. “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” Lao Tzu I WOULD DESCRIBE JOHN ROBERTS AS “A SNEAKY SON OF A BITCH” Like most Americans, I believed that Chief Justice, John Roberts, was a moderate who would choose to do the right thing for the American people. I was conned. Everyone knows that C...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart My wife and I were watching television on January 6, 2021, when our show was interrupted by the always disconcerting message, “Breaking News.” Donald Trump walked onto a makeshift podium. I almost changed the channel. I cannot listen to the old, obese, mentally ill man. He is clearly several bricks short of a load. However, for the next three hours we watched what came to be the “darkest day in American history.” I learned later that not only did Trump lie about the results of the 2020 election, he, a few of his aides, and leaders of several Neo-Nazi groups had planned and organized an attempted coup at the Willard Hotel over the last several weeks. Trump executed the insurrection from that podium as we watched the unthinkable happen. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, JUSTICE PREVAILED After the end of the violent attack on our democracy, arrests and trials began to happen in our federal courts. Eventually, about 1,600 fascists were convicted for various crimes related t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump claimed his primary goals for his unilateral decision to invade Iran remain toppling Iran's government, better known as regime change, weakening Iran's military, security and nuclear capabilities and its regional influence, as well as supporting Israeli interests. Only one goal has been achieved: Trump gives his full support to his long lost twin, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Israeli Army. For Trump, this is nothing less than another failure. For the American people, it is a costly error in judgment. Three-quarters of all Americans oppose any military action in the Middle East. TRUMP REMAINS A MAN DESPERATE FOR RELEVANCE AND A SINGLE SUCCESS IN A LIFE DOMINATED BY FAILURE Trump failed in the private sector for more than 40 years. Only by cheating on his taxes, and accepting assistance from Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Royal Family saved his business “empire.” His presidency was the least effective in American history. Between 2017 and 2021 his only ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On November 8, 2016, the worst thing which could happen to America became a reality. The least qualified, least loyal American became your illegitimate president. Over the next 10 years the world learned that Donald John Trump is a lifetime criminal, a sexual deviate and predator, a man with below average intelligence, a failed businessman, and continues to suffer from a lifelong mental illness known as malignant narcissism. I’m sure that all Americans hoped that Trump learned from his many mistakes when he won his second rigged election on November 5, 2024. Hope is all we had. Events over the last 15+ months prove that Trump 2.0 is far worse than the first. FOR TRUMP, THE CONSTITUTION’S ONLY PURPOSE IS AS OLD, ROUGH TOILET PAPER Constitutional violations flow from Trump like water from a faucet. After six corrupt members of the current Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and John Roberts, gave Trump ab...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Some facts about the current leadership in the Pentagon. Our military leaders have lost every war since WWII. However, each year Congress increases the Pentagon’s budget, although it was clear that they wasted 50 percent of their previous budget attempting to create the “ultimate weapon,” regardless of futility and waste. In 2026, the Pentagon received $961.6 billion dollars. However, the worst was yet to come. COMMITTING WAR CRIMES AND VIOLATING THE UCMJ I grew up watching every John Wayne WWII movie ever made. They increased my already profound feelings of patriotism. However, today’s military leaders are not actors, and their actions are far from noble. First, an important fact. The Pentagon is not bound by law to obey the orders of their Commander-in-Chief if those orders violate the Constitution or the Universal Code of Military Justice. Trump and Hegseth’s murders of more than 100 passengers on speed boats off the coast of Venezuela, are actions of nothing...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First and foremost, massive corruption is the reason the federal government of the United States is dysfunctional and irreparable in its current state. But who or what allowed such a level of corruption to become the norm in Washington D.C.? Number one is why our national motto has changed from “e pluribus unum,” to “profit before people”. ONLY ONE MAN CAN BE REMEMBERED AS “THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT” In 1932 the greatest President in America’s history was elected by the people. Big business had a stranglehold on America’s working class after the Great Depression of 1929. Franklin Delano Roosevelt fought for all Americans until he died during his fourth term in 1945. His policies improved the quality of life for the working class and allowed big business to take care of itself. Without FDR the only perfect law would never have been passed. He signed the Social Security Act in 1935 and today, in the 21 st century, most older Americans rely on Social Security for mos...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has accomplished many firsts. However, none of them are beneficial for the people of our country. The truth is, Trump is not a man, and possibly inhuman. He is the Antichrist risen straight from hell to destroy the once ‘most respected nation in the world.’He enjoys murdering innocent people and inflicting pain on anyone in our nation who remains loyal to their country and the Constitution. Yesterday, March 28, 2026, one of the largest protests in our nation’s history  took place in all 50 states and in every Congressional District. However, the “No Kings” protests were not exclusive to America. There were protests around the world. Men, women, and children carried signs with “Dump Trump” written on them as they marched in the streets wherever they lived. I HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED FOR COMPARING TRUMP TO HITLER: I HAVE BEEN VINDICATED MANY TIMES Trump’s first trophy wife, Ivana, told her friends that her husband read Adolf Hitler’s speeches every night bef...