TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart There are at least two Americas. One is composed of about 95 percent of citizens who work hard to make better lives for themselves, their children, and their grandchildren. My America is grateful for its diversity. We are a nation of immigrants. We are not perfect, but most try to be. We never ask for much, and we usually get less. The other America is occupied by men and women who came into great wealth at birth. Some obtained great wealth when offered “once in a lifetime opportunities” not available to the majority. As a small child, I never knew that I was poor. I remember my childhood as “great.” I didn’t have money in my pockets, I had “treasures” which were worth little or nothing but had meaning for me. I look back on my younger years and have mostly fond memories, although I understood the struggle my mother faced every day, worrying that her children might not have enough to eat. We always did, somehow. Trump and his oligarchs never faced “worry.” Their...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Change is mostly good, as long as it moves a nation forward and increases the quality of life for all people. However, Trump and his administration are regressive, and what they are doing to America is criminal and in direct opposition to the intent of the Constitution. As you well know, I constantly criticize Trump, and make jokes about him. The truth is, he deserves it. He was a terrible man in 2016, but in 2025, he has become the worst person on the planet. I consider myself a patriot, strongly believing in the words of satirist and comedian, Mark Twain. "Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it". Over the last 45 years, it has been rare for our government to receive any praise for its actions, and has become deserving of its condemnation for its failure to do the right thing. As I child in the 1950’s and 1960’s, I imagined our government as a group of men who spent their days attempting to find ways to improve ou...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart You must remember the facts. President Biden’s stimulus checks rescued thousands of jobs and hundreds of small businesses, as well as our nation’s future economy from the constant failures of Donald John Trump.   Now, in 2025, I have no doubt that Trump would have preferred to extend the longest government shutdown in history until January 20, 2029. He is desperate to prevent the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s personal files. However, when Congress is fully in session, the pressure to release these documents will increase once again. Personally, I do not need additional proof that Trump must add “pedophile” to his list of vile and depraved “accomplishments.” Best friends for years, traveled on Epstein’s private jet at least seven times, seen partying together at Mar-a-Lago with multiple young women, and these two old, lechers as the only male guests, and an allegation by a 12-year-old girl that Trump raped her, all confirm what I already knew from my years of ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It’s not the first time. After all, Trump is the oldest, most obese, white man to ever be illegitimately elected to the highest office in our country. He has been seen dozing off at multiple events, including his own criminal trial. However, a few days ago, after announcing a decrease in the price of weight loss drugs, very important, while his HHS Secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. began his own speech, it was obvious that he fell asleep in front of cameras from most of the world’s nations. Trump, then only a few years younger than the President, constantly made an issue of Mr. Biden’s age. Now, halfway to becoming an octogenarian on June 14, 2026, he is confirming my allegation that at the age of 80, or a few years younger, no man or woman can possibly lead a nation whose average age is 38.4 years. If Trump was 60, he would still be too old and totally unfit to hold any public office. He has been inflicted with malignant narcissism since he was a young man. In fact...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has pardoned some of the greatest criminals in modern history. Why not? The Supreme Court pardoned the orange buffoon for acts of treason on January 6, 2021, and violating the Espionage Act on January 20, 2021. One important fact is confirmed by his dangerous actions: Trump’s administration is indeed the Washington Mafia 2.0. I know that history will remember January 6, 2021 as the darkest day in American history. A sitting president spoke to his Nazi supporters just outside of the White House. He ordered them to march to the Capitol Building and prevent the certification of the Electoral College vote. The insurrection had been planned and organized over several weeks during meetings at the Willard Hotel. The events which followed resulted in a violent invasion on Capitol Hill as Trump’s mob searched the Capitol for Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence. Their orders were to hang them just outside of the Building. However, that was a minor offense compared to the fa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is an irrefutable fact that Trump is the Definition of the mental disease, malignant narcissism. When he receives undeserved praise and worship from his cult, and his ego is satisfied, the old man is less likely to slip into one of his infamous fits filled with rage and violence. Ten years of studying the worst man in the world has convinced me that with his position as your illegitimate president, one man’s huge ego is in complete control of our planet’s future. 10 months into his second controversial presidency, he has once again accomplished nothing of value. He gave additional tax cuts to his 902 oligarchs, continues to take revenge on his enemies, and is currently destroying our nation’s most sacred building, the people’s White House. Trump’s little brain is fragile. It is very apparent that he not only suffers from malignant narcissism, he is in the middle stages of dementia. This makes him an even greater danger to the safety of the world. My question ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is THE Schoolyard Bully. He threatens anyone who doesn’t agree with him and then, in typical cowardly fashion,  instructs his minions to fight for him. Trump’s lackies include his Nazi Party, and six corrupt members of the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Senate met once again to find a way to end what should never have happened in the first place, the longest partial government shutdown in history. Until yesterday, Democrats refused to negotiate until millions of Americans would have their healthcare protected and not experience a huge increase. However, yesterday, eight Democrats surrendered to the Nazis in Washington and ignored the needs and wishes of the American people. I have not and never will be member of any political party. In general, politicians all too often ignore what is right and place future elections ahead of all 340 million people. I am ashamed to say that two of the gang of eight are Senators from my state: Nevada. Catherine Cortez Ma...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Nothing confirms the failures of the Democratic Party more than what happened in our nation’s Capital on Monday. The wishes of the people were once again ignored by Democrats who refer to themselves as moderates. A better word is “cowards.” Not since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has a president and his administration placed the future of the majority ahead of the success and profits of the super-rich. All true Americans demand resistance to Donny Dictator’s attempts to destroy the fabric of America. However, a large number of Democratic politicians refuse to listen to the people. Their fear of losing elections far surpasses demands which would require them to do the right thing for all Americans. Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and other member of the “old guard” have been entirely out of touch with the American people for years. I live in Northern Nevada. My wife and I supported our two Senators, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Jacki Rosen, until this year. They have surr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I continue to report the fact about how much I despise Trump for destroying the entire East Wing of the White House. It may mean nothing to you, but for me, a true patriot who grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s it is a symbol for everything good in America. Rich Americans are infamous for their destruction of “what is old,” and creating ugly and foreboding new structures. The destruction of the people’s most sacred home, and most historic structure, which formerly represented two and one-half centuries of American history and tradition, is now nothing but a memory. Trump’s moronic ballroom has never been a consideration for 249 years. However, now that an old, crude and tasteless dictator has been allowed to defile our White House, he is destroying everything good about our nation, replacing it with efforts to eliminate the very fabric of our the United States of America. I am a 79-year-old man who resisted hatred for all of my life until 10 years ago. Trump has f...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It doesn’t take a genius to look at Trump’s cabinet and closest advisers and realize that not one of these men and women are qualified to hold a position in our federal government. Among this group of incompetents are at least seven billionaires, at least one radical dangerous to our nation’s overall health, failed politicians, the wife of a professional wrestling promoter who taught him how to fake an attempted assassination. Your illegitimate president and vice-president are completely unfit to hold office at any level of government. They are the original “dumb and dumber.” Let’s be honest: America was founded on altruistic ideals and principles. However, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Monroe, Madison, and the others, underestimated the power of certain vices and the weakness of mankind, most significantly a desire for power and great wealth. Trump’s second administration is 100 times worse than the first. Trump and his puppeteer, Vladimir Putin, full...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The main reasons I disrespect and even hate Donald Trump, his party, and the mainstream media is the fact they are pathological liars. “IT IS A TRUE saying that a LIE travels faster than the TRUTH. Why? Because the TRUTH never has to travel. The TRUTH was here before the lie began, and will be here long after the lie fades away. The TRUTH always outlasts the LIE... so always stand on the TRUTH.” Anonymous For the mainstream media, their crimes are the worst. They practice lies of omission, the most dangerous of all. Nine and one-half years ago I became a septuagenarian. My insurance company began raising my premiums and lowering coverage. I had seen the ads from USAA on television. I enlisted in the USAF after high school in 1964. My father served our country in the United States Navy during WWII. However, when I decided to sign up, I was told that I did not qualify. This was surprising. Their television commercials guaranteed coverage in situations like mine. I...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Here’s the latest from the biggest liar in world history. Trump says that he will authorize $2,000.00 checks to all working-class Americans. However, one of his top aides reports the facts, the truth. You and I will not receive “checks.” His form of aid for the majority. His “gift,” will be in the form of “tax breaks.” He knows that one-half of all Americans pay little or no taxes. We are in the “low-income,” or “poverty” brackets in our nation’s economy. We will continue to struggle every time we go to the grocery store. Trump lies and brags about everything, which is nothing. The problem for him is the fact that everything he “accomplishes” harms the majority and increases the outrageous wealth of his oligarchs. Want proof? Look at Trump’s reason for his “gift.” [Donald Trump has vowed to pay a $2,000 (£1,520) “tariff dividend” to American households in a radical stimulus package that could trigger a stock market boom.] Only the wealthiest Americans are heavil...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Adolf Hitler gained complete control over Germany in 1933. His efforts to take control of every news agency had become a reality. Without exception, all “news” originated from his Nazi administration. With Trump and his 902 oligarchs established absolute control over our nation’s government, the most dangerous result changed America’s future forever. All major news agencies, the mainstream media, are owned by billionaires loyal to Fuhrer Donald Trump. With the orange buffoon’s illegitimate election, the Fourth Estate ceased to exist. In 1789, the organizations charged with keeping our nation’s people informed, were given First Amendment protection with the expectation they would expose corruption and criminal activity in our nation’s Capital. That was then, this is now. Not a single member of today’s mainstream media has the courage or patriotism to report the facts as they are in Washington today. They have joined Trump, his House and Senate, and six members of...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Every four years American voters choose our president. At least that’s what the media and politicians would like you to believe. The truth is, states choose the man or woman who will lead our country, and that will remain a fact as long as the unconstitutional Electoral College exists. That’s not what this article is all about. The first presidential election I remember was in 1956 when Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term. I was 10 years old. Richard Nixon did not sign into law the right for 18-year-olds to vote until 1971. I was 22 in 1968 when I was eligible to vote in my first general election. I was a senior in high school when the only great president in modern history was murdered in Dallas on November 22, 1963. In 1968 I was excited. I strongly supported Robert Kennedy. However on a summer’s day in Los Angeles he was taken from us by a man named Sirhan Sirhan. I couldn’t believe that our country had lost two of the greatest men in our country’s history...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Born in July of 1946, it is obvious that I am an original baby boomer. My father was discharged from the United States Navy in Seattle Washington in 1945. He met my mother, who had been working for Boeing during the war. They married in July, and less than a year later I took my first breaths. I was too young to know much about the Korean Conflict. Most of what I learned about it came from the popular television show, “MASH.” The first war I remember was Vietnam. I graduated from high school in 1964 and enlisted in the USAF. I couldn’t afford college, and the recruiter promised me that the Air Force would train me well. He lied. However, I feel a small amount of gratitude. After I was out of tech school in Mississippi, the war in Vietnam rapidly escalated. I might have died for nothing on a battlefield halfway around the world. I was medically discharged in 1965. I watched the news as the body bags began to arrive from Southeast Asia. I learned that some of the ...

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 Today, six members of the Supreme Court of the United States are right-wing extremists who support the fascist policies of their Fuhrer, Donald John Trump. Our Founding Fathers were not perfect: they made many mistakes. These mistakes were the result of their mistaken belief that their successors would improve what they began. They underestimated the faults of mortal men and their desires for money and power. The only reason for giving Supreme Court Justices lifetime appointments was to prevent them from becoming politicized. They believed that if they were not required to run for reelection, they would remain impartial. They were greatly mistaken, as we can all testify to today. America’s government is a system of checks and balances. The three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial, were given ‘separate but equal powers.’ However, in 2025 the executive and judicial branches are abusing their powers, while the legislative branch is doing nothing, with t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump wants us to hate him. This is the only thing he has accomplished in his 79 years. If you have ever seen pictures of his residence in Trump Tower, New York, certain facts, some understanding about the “real Donald Trump,” are immediately apparent. His home is a garish display revealing his desire to be a “king,” or another form of autocratic despot. The atmosphere is cold and void of warmth or charm, offering a simple message: “you are not welcome here.” The overall feeling is discomfort. Trump is breaking the law as he attempts to remake our White House in his image. It is tasteless and another effort to destroy our nation’s history and traditions. With Trump in the White House, I am ashamed of my country. What Trump is doing to the “People’s Home” is only comparable to what the British did on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, when they burned it to the ground. He is a greater enemy to the spirit of our nation than anyone or anything else in history...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When our Founding Fathers confirmed the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights, they approved protections for the fourth estate. They were given the responsibility for exposing corruption and criminal activity within our federal government. I have the very sad duty to report an irrefutable fact that the fourth estate no longer exists in the 21 st century. Every major news organization in America is owned by a billionaire/oligarch, and supports Donald Trump and his Nazi political party. Not a single broadcast news network, ABC, CBS, or NBC is independent and has the courage to offer the American people the absolute truth about the “real Donald Trump.” Since 2015, the mainstream media willfully surrendered five times more coverage for Trump than all other politicians combined. Why? Sensationalism increases viewership and produces the largest amount of advertising revenue. Anything which happens in America in the 21 st century is about profits, including our gover...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s personal beliefs: white supremacy, fascism, the repeal of the First, Fourth, Fifth, and 14 th Amendments, and rule by the super-rich. What he does not believe: freedom and justice for all, due process, tradition, history, the rule of law, complete equality for all, diversity, inclusion, free thought, doing the right thing, and the New Testament of the Bible. Trump’s fascist administration, whose only “gods” are power and great wealth, consistently brag about ‘protecting religious freedom.’ Their actions prove that this only applies to Christian extremism, and their support for the  Old Testament: a collection of fairy tales and fables . They reject your right to practice the Religion of Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, or any other faith not controlled by priests, ministers, pastors, and most significantly Evangelical leaders.    Their leader, Dictator Donny Trump, has never been a “Christian.” During the 2016 campaign season, he offered t...