Center of the Cyclone

While politics itself tends toward total neurosis and often psychosis, one thing I have seen work to get a result is public involvement. Politicians are one and all afraid of what they think the public knows, which is why a free press is so crucial.

Mercury Retrograde, New Moon in the Hot Zone

Dear Friend and Reader: This is one of the most interesting astrological weeks of an interesting year — complete with all the implications of the Chinese curse. Before I get into the astrology, I want to repeat my caution that we are, in these weeks and months, setting the pattern of our lives for the … Read more

The Election of 2020: It’s Showtime, Folks

Dear Friend and Reader: Frank Zappa is reputed to have said, "Politics is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex." This may seem cynical, and as a lifelong observer of politics (since the 1972 election, when I was 8), I have long pondered this idea. What Frank really said in a 1987 interview with Keyboard … Read more

Monday Evening Horoscope #246 for Sept. 21, 2020

By Eric Francis Coppolino Monthly Horoscopes and Publishing Schedule Notes Your extended monthly horoscope for September was published on Wednesday, Sept. 2. We published your extended monthly horoscope for August on Monday, August 3. Please note: we normally publish the extended monthly horoscope after the Sun has entered a new sign. Aries (March 20-April 19) … Read more