For with a country as with a person, “What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” – Lyndon B. Johnson, March 15, 1965…
Category: Marc C. Johnson
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: One Congressman’s Viktor Orbán Mind Meld
“Should Viktor Orbán be offered asylum in the U.S.?” – Utah Senator Mike Lee By Marc C. Johnson Elements of the American far right felt a shudder down their weak spines recently….
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Bootlicking Will Continue Until Democracy Doesn’t
“How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape.”― Christopher Hitchens By Marc C. Johnson The gauge the full extent…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Rot Runs Deep, Very Deep
“We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis By Marc C. Johnson…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Remembering Gaylord Nelson
“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” – Gaylord Nelson By Marc C. Johnson It’s Earth…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Maybe Corruption Really Is Bad
“Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.” – George Orwell By Marc C. Johnson It is simply not a debatable proposition that the current U.S. administration is…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Abject Stupidity on a Global Scale
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez By Marc C. Johnson (Above)…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Very Strange World of Trump Straphangers
“These guys are weird.” – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz By Marc C. Johnson (April 3, 2026) The president of the United States went on television Wednesday night (April 1st) to say something…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The President is Not Well
“I love Elvis. I never met Elvis. Sometimes I feel I should tell a little fib, say ‘I knew him well.’” – Donald J. Trump By Marc C. Johnson (3/23/26) A congressional…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Chaos, Confusion, Corruption and Craziness
“The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.” – Deep Throat in All the President’s Men By Marc C. Johnson Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting this week was,…