Volume 80. October 8, 2026 As we head into the midterm elections of 2026, our choice is stark. Do we vote for people who want to help themselves or help others? In the last two years, corrupt politicians have without shame enriched themselves, their families and their friends. Millionaires have become billionaires, while the vastContinue reading “Midterm Elections”
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Hitting The Road With The Buddha
Volume 78. August 1, 2026 Ah, the dog days of summer! The travel season is at its peak. But with gas prices surging, airfares skyrocketing and the cost of restaurant food causing belly aches, why bother traveling? American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) had a great quote on why people should travel: “In theContinue reading “Hitting The Road With The Buddha”
A Matter of Belief
Volume 77. July 3, 2026 On July 6, 2026, the Dalai Lama celebrates his 91st birthday. As His Holiness navigates the ninth decade of his fourteenth incarnation, it is time to take stock. The Dalai Lama is loved intensely by the Tibetan people as their spiritual and temporal leader. He is revered as a sortContinue reading “A Matter of Belief”
So You Say It’s Your Birthday
Volume 75. May 18, 2026 In a few weeks, the United States of America celebrates her semiquincentennial (meaning “half of five hundred”). 250 years! Happy Birthday, America! You’ve come a long way, baby. A war of independence, the creation of a democratic government, a Civil War, a Gilded Age, two world wars, status as aContinue reading “So You Say It’s Your Birthday”
They’ve Killed Mr Chaos!
Volume 74. April 18, 2026 We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to bring you this special report from The Buddha Times. News flash: They’ve killed Mr. Chaos! Barely halfway through his second term, Donald Trump is generally considered the cruelest, most corrupt, and most chaotic president in American history. The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project ExpertContinue reading “They’ve Killed Mr Chaos!”
The Buddha Goes To War
Volume 73. March 8, 2026 If it weren’t so serious, it would be laughable. The Trump administration cannot articulate why they chose to go to war with Iran. Their rationale keeps shifting. First, it was a response to the violent crackdown by Iranian authorities on protesters. Then, it’s a mission to take out the regime’sContinue reading “The Buddha Goes To War”
The True Master of the Universe
Volume 71. January 9, 2026 Well, well, well. Heading into the new year, who would have thought Marco Rubio would be the Viceroy of Venezuela and Donald Trump would be the Emperor of the Western Hemisphere? But here we are. Citizens of Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, Mexico and even Canada, are concerned, quaking in their boots,Continue reading “The True Master of the Universe”
Be Good For Goodness Sake
Volume 70. December 12, 2025 You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. Santa Claus might be coming to town for some people, but not for the vast majority of the U.S. population. Federal Reserve data (2024) indicates that enormous financialContinue reading “Be Good For Goodness Sake”
Wake Up From The Nightmare
Volume 68. October 8, 2025 Halloween is just around the corner. ’Tis the season of goblins, ghouls and hell on earth. Cometh October, cometh the nightmare. Unfortunately, our bad dream started in September. Take a look at a few examples. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened a rare assembly of the military’s top brass to impartContinue reading “Wake Up From The Nightmare”
Call Out The National Guard?
Volume 67. September 1, 2025 Lo, the Buddha peered into the Gem of Suchness and saw … National Guard soldiers, toting firearms and billy clubs, looking for trouble, menacingly prowling the streets of Washington D.C. What is their job? Why are they here? No one really knows. There’s no rampant crime. There is no widespreadContinue reading “Call Out The National Guard?”
