Most of what I’m writing about this month is beyond the pale, which means it’s “bizarre, outside the bounds of civilized behavior.”  The behavior of the Trump administration is corrupt and no respecter of the rule of law or of the principle of checks and balances.

It took six weeks for the German Army to trample over France. In roughly the same period, President Donald Trump scattered his biggest legal opponents into disarray by issuing over a hundred Executive Orders. The key to both victories, although short-lived for one and still to be decided for Trump, was having a plan and executing it quickly.

The game being played in American politics right now is rigged in favor of the wealthy titans: corporations, billionaire donors and high tech leaders. The wealthy titans want only three things: They don’t want to pay taxes. They don’t want any regulation. They want a strong military to protect their interests at home and abroad. Wealthy titans get these three things rapidly and efficiently when democracy is eliminated and replaced by an authoritarian government. One note of caution: A lot of dust is being kicked up in the wake of our declining democracy. Don’t let the dust impair your vision. Keep your eyes open and read Dust in Our Eyes. Barbara Lloyd McMichael’s book review offers us a one-way ticket to the world of how the ultra-rich amass a tax-free fortune. Joe Puggelli writes about one of his all-time favorite books The True Believer by Eric Hoffer. What’s going on with Small Business? Entrepreneurs are being hit the hardest by economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s erratic policies.