Michael DiGioia

Of all of the things that Americans believe could never happen here, losing our superiority in scientific development and our…

I write fiction, besides these essays about the unreality of our reality, I also write fiction. My current manuscript has…

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was primarily a climate change mitigation bill, allocating $370 billion over a decade to transform…

This past weekend, Trump, citing easily disproved disinformation, called for the National Guard to be sent to Los Angeles over…

This Memorial Day weekend, we’ll see a lot of flags and sales, calls for patriotism and empty words and bluster….

So I talk a lot about what I call the Republican Propaganda Apparatus, boy, I wish I could come up…

I’m not saying that there’s going to be a terrorist attack anytime soon; I’m just saying that if you wanted…

I want to remind people that just because we are now officially a lawless nation, that does not mean that…

I think the reason that much of the world is moving toward autocracy is because capitalism requires exponential growth that…

I don’t expect Many Trump supporters to ever take responsibility for their role in all of this. But I keep…

Is America in the midst of an attempted coup? Yes, I think that’s pretty obvious and I’m not alone just…

So the Trump administration just tried to freeze funding for over 2,600 agencies and then quickly rescinded it because it…

The American oligarchs have lost faith in American democracy. When it worked in their favor they dug it, but now…

One of the suckiest aspects of living in an autocracy is being asked to accept what you know to be…

The Republican disinformation apparatus is stronger than ever. It’s controlled by the former political party, and its patrons, who now…

For context, I’d like to point out that what most Americans today would view as democracy probably only started in…

One of the biggest swings in the last election was that young men under 30 decided to vote for Trump….

Amazon Prime is making a documentary about Melania Trump, they started filming in December and they expect to have a…

Ahh, January 6, what was it? What’s in a name? What’s anything really but an opportunity to rewrite history? January…

People often get mad at me — for all kinds of things actually but for the sake of this essay…

The richest man in the world is an idiot. Actually, he’s turned out to be a sociopath who treats women…

Please watch Will and Harper. It’s the best piece of anything cinema I’ve seen in years. It definitely beats all…

Okay, the post-mortem on this thing is nauseating. If I hear one more time that the Democrats have to revisit…

It can be truly staggering to witness how hard it is for love to overcome hate. Watching all of the…

*Note: I rarely go back and revise any of my posts but I like to point out when I’m wrong….

So just a quick reminder of the acts of cowardice from some of our rich and influential people and to…

Twenty years ago I found myself visiting Cuba fairly often. I rode a bicycle across the country on one trip…

I don’t want to tell people not to believe what they saw with their own eyes, that’s Trump’s terrain, and…

Most Americans wouldn’t recognize the United States before the New Deal came along. Modern America was shaped by the creation…

In 2020 Biden led Trump by eight points in Michigan, but only won by less than 3 percent of the…

According to most mainstream media pundits, J.D. Vance won the debate. Now, to be clear, their definition of winning seems…

So since there is so little info about what to expect at the debate tonight I thought I’d write something….

I’ve been catching these focus groups talking about the election and this question keeps coming up. Is Donald Trump racist?…

“I am a capitalist,” Kamala Harris declared at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. Sounds reasonable, expected, mostly correct and completely…

Last Tuesday, the governor of Ohio held a press conference urging parents in Springfield to send their kids back to…

I’m so exhausted from being disgusted. I know, that’s where we’ve been for quite a while now but we don’t…

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve been legitimately upbeat about our odds of taking down the death star, but…

I wrote last Fall about whether Biden should drop out of the race or not. You know, back when that…

This year, for the third time in a quarter century, most likely a Republican candidate will win the Presidency but…

Justice Samuel Alito recently alluded to the fact that he believed America should be rooted in Christian values. A Pew…

Maybe the most terrifying aspect of the outcome of the coming election will be having to deal with the upside…

Today, Dr. Fauci is being dragged back to yet another Republican led witch hunt, stunt, viral moment snippet maker, or…

I have a lot of sympathy for these kids. And I know, to a lot of people it feels like…

I’m encouraged by the number of kids speaking out against the genocide occuring in Gaza. Protests have erupted all over…

It was obvious but wasn’t reported on until just recently that the maniacs racing to create the tool that will…

Let’s break down some numbers for a little perspective 75 million people voted for Trump in 2020. Most likely, amazingly…

I’m impressed with how many Americans are paying attention to foreign policy these days and thinking about how we can…

If you don’t know our history with Iraq before the 2003 invasion, and you probably don’t, then it would be…

Nikki Haley will not be the Republican candidate for President. That is unless Trump is somehow taken out of the…

A few years ago I was talking to people about the possibility of America falling into fascism. It could happen…

So I’ve been trying to figure out what to do about our Biden problem.  On one hand, he’s done the…

I often try to inject humor into my writing.  I have no room for laughter on this one. What Hamas…

Donald Trump’s superpower is making great TV.  And by great TV I mean playing the mob.  And by the mob,…

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. -Gore Vidal He also once said,…

I’m gonna make a few predictions just because it’s fun.   First, Ron Desantis is not going to be president. Which…

I watch a lot of YouTube.  Anyone else do that? My habits tend towards Rock and Roll, some and a…

I was pretty pessimistic about our chances of surviving these midterms.  Not so much because of the messaging coming out…

Republicans have spent 68 Million this year alone on attack ads portraying Nancy Pelosi as an unhinged maniac bent on…

Well what did we think was going to happen? Right? This is what Trump promised to do, put justices on…

I’ve found myself in conversations about the differences and similarities of the US invasion of Iraq and Russia’s current invasion…

Whenever you see farmers in movies 99.99997% of the time you probably see a rugged looking white guy struggling to…

They say Jan 6 was a trial run, something to test the waters and see where the cracks are. Well…

Now I have tried to listen to Joe Rogan as friends have told me he’s interesting or impartial or something. …

Last year Trump blinked.  As it turns out he blinked because too many of his foot soldiers got cold feet…

Lately I’ve been writing a lot about how the Republicans are about to end our Democracy.  I’ve had trouble with…

It’s hard to understand what really motivates Joe Manchin, I mean besides making money and self preservation, because he could…

In 1966 John Lennon said “we’re more popular than Jesus” and that rock and roll might outlast Christianity. It was…

It’s easy to dismiss this Kyle Rittenhouse trial for being the sham that it is. But it’s also a blueprint…

Joe Manchin just killed the Reconciliation bill and demanded a vote on infrastructure or else. All while calling the progressives…

I’d like to clarify a few things because I’m sick of this talking point that it’s the progressives that are…

#neverforget Get ready to be inundated with the mythology of 9/11.  The story we’ve been telling ourselves for 20 years. …

The War on Terror by the numbers #neverforget 929,000 people have died directly tied to war violence 3x that number…

It’s infuriating watching the same people who got us into this quagmire in Afghanistan cry that Biden has blood on…

The US military has been screwing up and mishandling Afghanistan since 1979 when we backed the Mujahideen against the Soviets….

We’re past the hammer and now we’re well into the dance. And this is going to be one long, exhausting…

The Republicans Monster I don’t want to talk much about Marjorie Taylor Greene because frankly she’s crazy and we shouldn’t…

I get that we should prosecute the people who stormed the capital.  But many of these people are so delusional…

Over the past week Republicans at every level have been hosting hearings about the election.  Many are local, but some…

Slow motion failed coup update #7.  I don’t think it’s going to work, except to raise money, continue to delude…

Trump is not going to start a media empire. He’s gonna sell his name to the highest bidder or to…

Ok so we got through phase one and frankly we can thank Black women for pulling that off. And Biden,…

This is a good strategy. Just count all the votes. Don’t call it just count all the votes first. Let…

Let’s start by saying that I hope I’m wrong. All right America here it is. If all goes well tonight…

Michael DiGioia – October 28, 2020 The quadruple whammy I know I’m a broken record and now that Facebook is…

Ratcliffe, our latest National Intelligence Director, is also the latest to join a chorus of wannabe one party rule officials…

So people think I’m being alarmist or something when I say this stuff. But if you listen to Trump and…

Bill Barr spoke at Hillside College last week where to cheers and applause he basically outlined his vision of authoritarian…

So here are three possible scenarios for the election. Obviously, there are a lot more possibilities that could happen but…

Trump went to Kenosha, not to heal or deal with real problems, it’s part of his election strategy. He went…

Never Forget was originally in the American lexicon to remember the Holocaust. People younger than me probably never knew that….

Let’s talk about Christopher Columbus. After all, he’s a paisan, and I can say that as an Italian American. Actually,…