Author: G.H. Ellis

  • NAVIGATING END-OF-THE-WORLD

    DOOM & GLOOM By G.H. Ellis DESPONDENCY IS REAL DOOM and GLOOM! It’s pervasive; it’s undeniable. Nearly everyone is dreading something: forest fires, floods, hurricanes, meteor impacts, nuclear war, the end of democracy, famine, homelessness, refugees, rising seas, misogyny, foreign invasion, white supremacy, A.I., wokeness, corporate enslavement, autocratic control of courts, military occupation, economic collapse,…

  • TRUMP-MAGA COALITION PART THREE: WHAT NOW?

    Time to deal with the elephant on the sofa: Are we headed toward civil war between the progressives and conservatives? There are very smart people, for example, Ray Dalio, highly renowned hedge fund manager of Bridgewater Associates. He thinks the chances exceed 50%. I don’t know? My Walmart crystal ball isn’t that good. Which is…

  • PART TWO: THE TRUMP-MAGA COALITION, MOTIVE AND MOTIVATION

    To paraphrase Yogi Berra, who quipped, “It’s amazing how much you can see by just watching,” I believe, “It’s amazing how much you can hear by just listening. Having read countless editorials and heard untold talking-heads on the 24/7 news channels try to explain the Trump-MAGA coalition, none has enlightened me as much as listening…

  • THE TRUMP-MAGA COALITION, A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Today’s blog is the first of three parts that looks at the Trump-MAGA coalition from a psychological perspective to help us understand the intense emotional vitriol that exists between its supporters and the progressive left. PART ONE describes three predominant factions of the coalition and their propensity for active versus passive participation. PART TWO focuses…