Mixed Meters

Leslie and I were very saddened to learn of the passing of our friend Albert Marsh.  We met Albert and his husband Johnnathan through an acc...

Progressives could use some good news. It’s pretty bleak out there right now for the far left.  Hard it is to write something even minimally...

We at Mixed Meters love rants.  By "we" of course I mean me, David Ocker, who single-handedly writes every word of this blog with...

Donald Trump has been President of the United States for over four months. I am sick of it. Please note that I just called him Donald Tru...

For years my interest in The New Yorker magazine was limited to the cartoons.  Good cartoons.  I would read the magazine from back to front...

Democrats are my second least-favorite political party. Here's an email I received today - from the DCCC .   It makes me angry.  (Shou...

There's been a flood of thoughtful editorial writing analyzing recent political changes in our democracy-based republic.  There was alre...