He admits that his orders were illegal. That didn't take long.

They are getting more desperate to hold their fractured and fatigued base together.

The polls show it.

They can’t lie their way out of their economic mess.

Their own are becoming less tolerant of the brazen corruption.

Expect them to manufacture more culture wars to keep the rubes occupied.

Late Boomer here.

For those of my generation, we had early warnings in the science fiction and media of the day.

Even though the films used crude special effects, by today's standards, much of which that was predicted has already come true.

As an artist, I appreciate the Gauguin reference.