This is the latest header on Donald Trump’s Twitter-feed. While Trump is arguably the most cynical and amoral individual ever to hold the office of president, he knows a good wedge issue when he sees it, and the so-called “War on Christmas” is among the best. We all know the story: secularists and pluralists are […]
War on Christmas
The real scandal over Starbucks cups
These days I rarely go to Starbucks. But I can’t help commenting on the latest installment in the interminable and patently ridiculous “war on Christmas”. I speak, as you can probably guess, of the “controversy” that has arisen over Starbucks’ decision to serve its coffee in plain red cups this holiday season. Personally, I haven’t met […]