Why I Also Left the Left
By Joan Swirsky
A long time ago, in 2006, my son Seth wrote an article ––Why I left the Left–– for RealClearPolitics.com.
When President George W....
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Mamdani Wolf? Not me!
By Joan Swirsky
I stopped counting the massive numbers of articles––both before and after the election of November 4, 2025––that predicted the complete devolution/collapse/implosion of...
A Fitting Psychiatric Diagnosis.
by Joan Swirsky
Since the very microsecond in 2015 when billionaire builder and TV star Donald Trump descended the escalator in NY City’s splendiferous Trump...
Yeah…Let’s Talk about “Proportionality.”
By Joan Swirsky
Not long ago, I ran into a long-lost acquaintance who always assumed––always incorrectly––that I was simpatico with her leftist leanings. Maybe it...
What Lies Beneath
By Joan Swirsky
When I was a nursing student decades ago, a doctor friend told me about an interesting case in which he performed a...
DOGE Is Doing the Clean-Up Leftists Can’t Stand
Clean Up in Aisle 4!
By Joan Swirsky
In this allegorical scenario, Honey and Hank moved into a cozy home in a small community in New...
Hear O Israel––How do I hate thee?
By Joan Swirsky
King Solomon said, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9).
The sun rises, and the sun goes down… all streams run to...
Once Again, Having No Faith in the Smartest Guy in the Room
by Joan Swirsky
Oy vey! The glass is not half empty—it’s completely empty!
Oy gevalt! The sky really is falling!
That’s what our purportedly most astute and...
Ms. Candace–-Pretty Little Virulent Racist
by Joan Swirsky
Pretty counts, and pretty girls know from the time they’re two years old that prettiness has power.
Brains count, and pretty girls with...