Author: Martin Marks

Martin Marks, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, recently retired from the practice of endodontics in 2021after a 30 year professional career. Marks served on the Township Council of Scotch Plains, NJ for twelve years, 9 of which as Mayor. He was a candidate for the NJ State Legislature and U.S. Congress. Married to Lori since 1988, they also own a home in Oceanside, CA where they spend a great deal of time. All of his work can be found at martinmarks.substack.com.

Canadian Wildfires Cast a Dark Pall of Smoke Over the East Coast

June 12, 2023 2:45 amJune 12, 2023 2:46 am

Before getting started here, I have an announcement to make. After much consideration and introspection, I have decided to come out to you all that I am in the process of transitioning. No, no, no! Not that kind of transitioning....

L.A. Dodgers Pride Night Imbroglio: When Inclusivity Yields Divisiveness

May 24, 2023 1:05 pmMay 24, 2023 1:06 pm

It seems that as we approach the one quarter mark of the 21st century, our society has determined that every “community” (and don’t we have quite a few of those?) based on race, national origin, age, gender (or genders), sexual...

Latest Claim by Gov. Newsom: Highbrow Hubris or Desultory Delusion?

May 12, 2023 3:05 amMay 12, 2023 3:06 am

Let’s give credit where credit is due. At least he was able to say it with a straight face. Last week in a conversation with Stephanie Ruhle, NBC Senior Business analyst and host of MSNBC’s The Eleventh Hour, California Governor...

Republicans at a Crossroads on Abortion

April 29, 2023 9:06 amApril 29, 2023 9:26 am

For the longest time, the issue of Social Security was considered the “Third Rail” of politics. Touch it in any way—even if common sense adjustments were your call, and it all but guaranteed electrocution at the polls. And that still...

The Problem(s) With Public Sector Unions

March 27, 2023 3:00 amMarch 27, 2023 8:56 am

The three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union representing The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) approximately 30,000 employees comprising bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, and food service workers has come and gone....

Advocacy For a ‘National Divorce’ Heats Up Again

March 6, 2023 2:24 amMarch 6, 2023 11:00 pm

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no shrinking wallflower. Elected in 2020 as a MAGA Republican, she has been an outspoke conspiracy advocate and a lightening rod for controversy. It is doubtful she has ever been accused of holding...

San Francisco to Consider Backtracking on Boycott of Conservative States

February 23, 2023 2:45 amFebruary 23, 2023 2:46 am

The cultural divide in America appears to have heightened in recent years with so-called Red and Blue states at loggerheads over many of the social issues debated in legislatures across the nation and prominently featured in the media almost daily....