Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Thanks to our new President, relations between the United States and the United Mexican States (i.e., Mexico) are exceedingly strained. Dona...

Poster for Rosemary’s Baby Donald Trump’s becoming President of the United States seems, on some level, unreal. It was not supposed to h...

This morning, NPR broadcast a short segment on “Hail to the Chief,” the familiar Presidential Anthem. The anthem has been associated with th...

When acting to “fix” something, it’s always a good idea to ask: What problem are we solving? Doing so forces you to consider ultimate obje...

(Sent via USPS) January 3, 2017 Senator Bob Casey RSOB—Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution Avenue, NE Room 393 Wash...

(Sent via USPS) January 3, 2017 Senator Pat Toomey RSOB—Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution Avenue, NE Room 248 Wa...

I noted on 12/22/2016 that I was having trouble with the navigation mechanism on my Web site, Lionel Deimel’s Farrago . That problem has no...

Every chess player knows that winning is sometimes a foolish objective. When victory is exceedingly unlikely (and probably impossible), the ...

I am still working to fix the navigation on my Web site. In the process, I am discovering files I had completely forgotten about. One of thi...

I wrote the poem below in 2002 and added it to my Web site , along with a description of its origin. Posting this is a more-or-less annual ...

Yesterday, I was fixing some minor formatting problems with my Web site, Lionel Deimel’s Farrago . In the process, my software royally screw...

As expected, the Electoral College has failed the Republic. (See “ The Constitution Faces a Challenge (And It Will Probably Fail) .”) Althou...

Tomorrow, the Electoral College will determine if Donald J. Trump will become the next President of the United States. There is little doubt...

I am tired of the influence of the so-called Christians in this country—the people who object to abortion with the same passion that they op...

I find myself buying an increasing number of products over the Internet. Even when price is not an issue, I sometimes cannot find a particul...

It has long been obvious that Donald J. Trump has a complicated relationship with the truth. Beginning with the birther issue—at least as fa...

The Constitution faces a challenge later this month when electors cast their votes for the next President of the United States. What is almo...

I was watching Rachel Maddow last night discuss Donald Trump’s speaking to the president of Taiwan, thereby creating something of an interna...

Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote has grown to over 2½ million and is slowly climbing. Donald Trump was clearly favored by (and ass...