If Donald Trump is So Dumb, Why is He Still in the White House with a Chance to Win Again in 2020? – “We are a race of tit-men, and soar but little higher in our intellectual flights than the columns of the daily paper … Consider how little this village does for its own…
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” – H. L. Mencken The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Time is running short. There’s only a couple of months left in the campaign to see who will emerge as the winner in the presidential election of 2020. No pressure. At stake…
On the Road Again – By Glynn Wilson – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Everyone thought the Republican National Convention had moved from here to Jacksonville, Florida and was then canceled and moved to Washington, D.C., so no one was quite prepared for what happened Monday. We got word over the weekend that some Republican delegates were…
Will the Right Wing Militia Let Him Get Away With It? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – It was December 6, 2017, and we were breaking news from Mobile, Alabama, when we found out tea party hero Steve Bannon was coming to Fairhope across the bay to campaign for the Ten Commandments…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Sitting here in the Appalachian mountains watching the sunset, thinking about our modern communications dilemma, I feel like I’m surrounded by people who are so uninformed about reality that they resemble the chained up prisoners in Plato’s cave. If you’ve never heard the story, watch the video…
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand – “We came out here to find the American Dream, and now that we’re right in the vortex you want to quit … You must realize that we’ve found the main nerve.” I know,” he said. “That’s what gives me the Fear.” – Hunter S. Thompson “By disgracing…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – What America needs is another Seabiscuit. What lifted the United States out of the Great Depression in the late 1930s? Was it government spending on the Civilian Conservation Corps that hired out of work laborers to build the national parks and other government programs? Was it a…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – It’s not clear whether the predominant view of the universe is that life imitates art, or if more people think art imitates life. There’s not been a Gallup poll on that, far as I know. Chances are it’s both anyway. But for the sake of argument on…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – In discussing death, people often talk about someone’s “untimely death” when a person dies relatively young and suddenly. Civil Rights hero and Atlanta Congressman John Lewis was not young and his death was not sudden. He was 80 when he died on Friday from pancreatic cancer, which…
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – How is it possible in the United States of America that a corrupt New York real estate developer who conned his way into the White House keeps us living in…
Fourth of July 2020 – “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â In these times of heightened existential anxiety, when disasters and crises seem to be assaulting the planet, the country and the human psyche in end-times proportions, where are we to turn for solace? Many human beings will turn to their version of a god, prayer and worship.…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. — We don’t have much time. It’s addicting in our newly evolved human condition to stay focused on the fast breaking news of the moment, the sensational clickbait. From day to day, we bounce back and forth from one crisis story to another.…
In Union there is Strength – “A house divided against itself, cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. — Why can’t I just wake up on one beautiful spring Sunday morning in America and see beyond the view of the mountains a scene of peace,…
Let us open with a song. Oh, little Jeff Sessions It’s a mystery how you made it this far The devil messes with God’s best-laid plans You prayed and gave the country Donald Trump Then he dumped you in a Mobile trash heap You get no spare change It must feel mighty strange To say…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. – In all my travels, with the exception of Yellowstone, this view looking west toward Mount Mitchell is the best spot I’ve found. In some ways, however, it inspires sitting in a comfortable camp chair, staring off into space and doing nothing. But…
Even While Social Distancing Apart“Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.” – Buddhist Proverb The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. — The polar vortex swooped down into the Southland this Mother’s Day weekend and not only froze the…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – MARION, N.C. — If May flowers spring from April showers, and adversity is followed by good fortune, then maybe the month of May in the year of the Big C might be a harbinger of better days ahead. We could all use the scent of some flowers…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ala. — The whole world is in shock. If the coronavirus doesn’t kill you, the stress from the economic collapse may. What to do about it? Maybe look on the bright side? This will probably be the coolest summer in a couple of decades. It’s…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – At this sobering time in Earth history, perhaps we should take a moment on this milestone 50th anniversary of Earth Day to reflect a little on where we are as a people in our relationship to the planet. (Earth Day is April 22. We are posting this…
