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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The word is “tariffs.” Few people understand them, and the definition is incomplete. “A tariff is a form of tax imposed on imported goods or services. Tariffs are a common element in international trade The primary reasons for imposing tariffs include (1) the reduction in the importation of goods and services by increasing their prices and (2) the protection of domestic producers.” The last time a President of the United States applied tariffs to all imported commodities was after the Stock Market crashed, and the economy nosedived and the Great Depression began in 1930. Herbert Hoover was warned about the dangers of such a drastic decision, but he refused to listen to more than 1,000 respected economists. As expected, Hoover’s actions negatively affected the world’s economy. Trump inherited an economy in full recovery. Biden was the most successful president since Bill Clinton with the establishment of a fiscal policy which proves to be beneficial for everyone....

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is the worst person in the world. He hates his own country, and continues to seek revenge against anyone who offered even the slightest criticism of his words and actions. However, I began researching Trump’s life over 10 years ago, a few weeks before he attempted to make a grand entrance inside Trump Tower to declare his intent to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. Like anyone else who researched and wrote about Washington in the 21 st century, I found it humorous, and never thought that the least qualified person in the world would become the leader of 330 million people. I underestimated the level of ignorance and hatred possessed by most Republican voters. The orange buffoon easily won most of the 2015-2016 primaries, defeating 16 poorly qualified men and women, but would have been better choices than the driver of the clown car. The truth is, he did not win with ideas about how to solve our nation’s problems, he won with personal ass...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The Pentagon has chosen to follow a fascist and ignore Constitutional law and American principles. I no longer live in the United States of America. I reside in a nation ruled by a bloodthirsty and vindictive tyrant who believes his people exist solely to serve him. Trump is using the illegal and unnecessary ICE to act as his personal Gestapo. The military has agreed to violate the Constitution and allow Trump to use the National Guard to aid ICE and help prevent peaceful protests. Over the last few weeks Trump ordered a more than willing military to attack Venezuelan boats, not military ships, claiming they were illegally transporting drugs. 14 individuals have been murdered. Even if Trump is correct, the United States has no right to interfere in the actions or inactions of any foreign nation. Bush acted in similar fashion, waging illegal and unwinnable wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. What did those military actions achieve? Trump is guilty of first-degree...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Donny Dictator grew up in a different ‘America’ than yours truly. He was born into a very wealthy family in New York. I grew up poor in West Los Angeles. However, our biggest differences involved what we were taught with words and by example as we grew and became young men. Trump remained in a world of white privilege, while I learned about the real America shared by the majority. I worked hard for everything I have: my education, my home, and my family. Donny Boy was exposed to racism and bigotry from the time he could walk. His father taught him that he was more important, and smarter than anyone else. I was raised by a single mother and my maternal grandparents. They taught me to respect others, regardless of their ethnicity, the color of their skin, or their economic status. I was taught to be humble but confident in my personal abilities. Trump’s entire world was about becoming wealthy and relevant. He learned nothing about what happens in the real America ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It’s easier to list the traits which do not apply to your illegitimate president based on a life filled with failures than positive qualities. However, I can find adjectives and nouns which expose the real con man who has fully revealed himself over the last 10 years. He was born into a very wealthy family deeply embedded in white privilege. He was never required to perform anything which might be defined as “work” throughout his pitiful and useless life. Listening to and reading his rambling, incoherent, and often illiterate speeches offer irrefutable proof that although he has a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business College, he attended very few classes, if any. Because of his mental diseases, malignant narcissism, and escalating dementia, his mind is a virtual “wet rag.” His thought process is uncertain, ranging from rage and a desire for revenge against anyone he perceives to be an enemy, and his need for adulation and relevance. At ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has never worked a full day in his pitiful and worthless life. He has no idea how difficult life can be for most Americans. The sad truth is, he doesn’t care. Friday, Trump laid off more than 4,000 federal employees. In the first weeks of his illegitimate administration, he and his former “bestie,” Elon Musk. chose to fire thousands of government employees who actually worked for a living. Because of his destructive actions, Trump is blocking the monthly jobs report, knowing that unemployment is reaching levels not seen since 2007. The truth is clear. The posted schedule for the men and women who hold positions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of our corrupt government are paid excessive amounts of money, but only perform their responsibilities for a small amount of time each year. Trump’s “work” schedule averages about three hours each day when he is in the White House. He spends hours each day watching television where, according to h...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Of course, my title’s question is facetious. Trump has never done anything for anyone else in his life. Afflicted with malignant narcissism, he is incapable of having normal feelings of empathy and compassion. Trump has proven one thing over his 79 pitiful and useless years on earth, he has a narcissistic personality disorder that is highly abusive. People with this personality supposedly get a sense of satisfaction from hurting others and may manipulate people or lie to gain money, acclaim, and other things they desire. Every human being asks his or herself one question, multiple times in their lives: “what if I had taken the left fork in the road instead of the right?” As a political writer, having written thousands of articles exposing the “real Donald Trump,” I look back at the 2000 election, the 2016 election and the 2024 debacle. I begin with the 2000 election. Some of you may be too young to remember the contest between Clinton’s Vice-President, Al Gore, ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s supporters are suffering from Trump’s many failed and destructive policies. Most remain loyal members of his cult. These are “Trump’s people,” and the only men and women in America who do not reject his attempts to replace democracy with fascism. I doubt most Americans are aware that today the United States is a plutocracy/oligarchy. Trump and his 902 billionaires/oligarchs control everything in America today, without exception. Fact: a plutocracy cannot be sustained in a democratic society. Only a fascist regime can maintain the status quo. This is why Trump fears and even hates well-educated and informed Americans. The truth is his greatest enemy, and only those who choose ignorance over fact could possibly support Trump after all the damage he has done to their futures. We cannot forget the facts. In 2020, Trump was solely responsible for the massive number of American lives lost related to Covid-19. His ignorance and apathy could have prevented the l...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is not concerned with the welfare of most of our nation’s people. His focus is solely on seven percent of all Americans: billionaires and multi-billionaires. Multiple promises were made to the working-class in 2024. But, as it was in 2016, they were all lies. Greedflation continues to grow here in Nevada and across the United States. The invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, and taxes have been raised on working Americans, and lowered for the super-rich. Unless an Act of God happens in the next three days, our federal government will shut down on Wednesday. America is the only nation which passes an annual budget, and later requires an agreement on the “debt ceiling,” and how those funds are allocated. In 2025 our government is undoubtedly the most corrupt and incompetent in the world. A couple of days ago, a meeting between your illegitimate president and leaders of the Democratic Party was scheduled to discuss a possible prevention of that shutdown....

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is no secret that Trump is the most hated man in the world. His ‘guaranteed to fail’ tariffs are causing distress in every nation on the planet. The question is, how did this 79-year-old man earn the criticism and hate of billions of people? Although this short article will not explain what happened inside Trump’s little brain, we do know what happened to him physically. Trump was born in New York on June 14, 1946. Three weeks later, yours truly would begin his own journey on planet earth. His parents, Fred and Mary Anne, already had three children, Marrianee, born in 1937, Frederick, 1938, and Elizabeth, 1942. Trump had one younger brother, Robert, born in 1948. There is little information about Trump’s life as a child, his immediate family has refrained from talking about their brother for the most part. His oldest sister, Marianne, a retired Appeals Court Judge, did offer a few remarks. Marianne referred to her younger brother and his presidency, calling h...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Over the last couple of weeks, Trump has ordered his oligarchs to fire two men who have been constant critics of his failure to lead our nation. Paramount, the parent company of CBS, fired Stephen Colbert. Disney Corp, the parent company of ABC, attempted to hide their ownership of several companies, including Nexstar, fired Jimmy Kimmel. The only crime committed by either late night host was speaking truth to power about your corrupt and incompetent president. They were exercising their First Amendment rights without malice, or slander. Their weapon was humor, and Trump is incapable of self-deprecation, or any other form of laughing at his expense. Let’s go back to January 20, 2025. [Partway through his second presidential inaugural address, Donald Trump boasted, “After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I also will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am compelled to write about “the man who would be king” every day, but I take no joy in informing the American people about the most evil and destructive man in world history. I often fear that my readers “can’t handle the truth.” Between 2017 and 2021, Trump caused enormous and irreparable harm to my country. Trump 2.0 has been an effort to add every nation in the world to his plans for devastation. The people of the world are threatened by his foolhardy tariffs, and every resident of every nation is concerned about the end of world peace, fearing a third World War. The United States has not enjoyed a great leader since 1963. Without a great man or woman living in the White House who possesses great love for all the people of his or her nation, America cannot move forward. Being President of the United States demands patriotism, concern for the future of all Americans, a high level of intelligence, and sometimes good, old common sense. Trump fails to possess ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart As he did in 2017-2021, Trump has failed to keep a single promise. Every issue important to 340 million people has been completely ignored, while he focuses on two personal issues: ethnic cleansing and enacting revenge on his enemies. There are numerous, serious issues facing America: the rising cost and lack of competent healthcare for millions of Americans, the cost of housing which has become unaffordable for about one-half of all Americans, the cost of higher education: our nation loses thousands of its greatest minds every year, serious and effective immigration reform, “Trumpflation;” the continued growth in the prices of necessities, unfair practices by right-wing extremists which will result in unfair elections and will no longer be secure, and two problems which have existed for 249 years: prejudice against non-whites and complete equality for women in our society. Trump continues to ignore everyone of these problems, treating them like he did Covid-19:...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “Impeach him, impeach him.” “Lock him up, lock him up.” These chants should be happening across America, including within the darkest red states in America. Trump continues to violate the Constitution with every breath he takes, none more despicable and egregious than his abuse of limited presidential powers. When the Supreme Court of the United States was corrupted with biased, extremist right-wing supporters in 2020, the intentions of our Founding Fathers were ignored by six members of what will be remembered as the least qualified and most corrupted Supreme Court in American history. Our Founding Fathers’ two primary goals during the Constitutional Convention between 1787 and 1789 were preventing the establishment of a single religion in America, and ensuring that this new country would never be ruled by a king or another form of autocrat. The current Supreme Court took powers away from the legislative branch, and illegally gave them to “King/Dictator/Fuhrer ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For the last seven months and four days, I read about Dictator Trump’s freedom to complete the right-wing’s fascist manifesto, Project 2025, without a single action from our federal government, our military, or any form of law enforcement. I always tell the truth, and I can tell you that I would not stand by and do nothing as America’s biggest traitor dismantled my country. I don’t give a damn about what might happen to me, I would end Donald Trump’s reign of terror in any manner available. I would refuse to obey any order from Fuhrer Donald John Trump. Every minute of every day Trump violates the Constitution. Every day he destroys the accomplishments of every real president who preceded him, including the second worst president in history, George W. Bush. Bush was undoubtedly brainless and totally incompetent, but I believe that he loved his country. Trump loves Putin, worship from his cult, and power. No one is paying attention to Trump’s underlying and destr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Due process. The Fifth Amendment guarantees certain rights to everyone in the United States, regardless of citizenship. [No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.] Trump has ordered his personal Gestapo, ICE, to detain thousands of men, women, and children without due process. None have been charged with a crime. All are being tortured and deprived of their rights. Your Dictator-in-Chief should be facing impeachment for viol...

 

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I’m pretty sure that Trump hates everyone, including a number of his oligarchs. The old man in the White House confirms this assumption through his own words and actions. Trump is a ‘humanoid,’ there is no joy when he’s around. However, he gets his enjoyment in life by ensuring those he hates are punished and experience pain and anguish. It is no secret that Trump is a racist, a bigot, and a misogynist, but why does he hate homeless people? A considerable number of America’s homeless population are veterans. The fastest growing number of Americans without a permanent home are children. Today, August 12, 2025, Trump is imposing a form of martial law on the people of Washington D.C. There is no legitimate reason for this illegal and immoral action with the exception of Trump’s personal vendetta against anyone he despises. President Donald Trump vowed this week to rid Washington, D.C., of homeless encampments, issuing a warning that the "homeless have to move ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For more than 10 years I have written thousands of articles for newspapers, blogs, and my own effort, my blog, “TheWiseOldFart,”  to inform the American people of the truth. I feel a great sadness that most of what I offer my readers is about the men who intentionally changed the direction, the future, of a nation called the United States of America, not for good, but for the worse. I learned what patriotism meant when I began attending elementary school in 1952. I was one of the nerds who loved school. Every day at St. Mark’s Elementary School began with me and my fellow students standing, facing the American flag in the corner of the room, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. My younger brother and I were raised by a single mother. We were poor, but we didn’t know it because we were happy. Television was in its infancy and was our primary source of entertainment when we were inside our one-bedroom apartment. The screen was only nine inches wide and nine ...