Week of June 1

Amid nationwide protests, a global pandemic, and the worst unemployment since the Great Depression, the stock market has been booming. For those Americans who actually have retirement savings — and who didn't panic when the market hit bottom — things are almost back to normal already.

401(k)
[ Y.M.C.A. ]

See live performance video on YouTube! From the album Make America Grin Again (2018)

Week of May 25

The FBI still can't convince Apple to create a custom backdoor to help catch terrorists with iPhones. Now that a federal judge has ruled that just looking at the lock screen constitutes an illegal search, the job got even harder.

Apple vs. the FBI
[ Lookin' Out My Back Door ]

From the album What to Expect When You're Electing (2016). See live performance video on YouTube! .

Week of May 18

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week and the public could listen in. Among the weighty questions that hang in the balance: Can state prosectors enforce subpoenas against third parties for a president's private papers? Can hush money payments to cover up an affair with a porn star be counted as tax-deductible business expenses? And does you lose the deduction if the story gets out anyway?

Stormy Daniels
[ Stormy Weather ]

From the album Make America Grin Again (2018).

Week of May 11

Michael Flynn was treated so unfairly! Imagine if James Comey had been willing to "let go" of the investigation. Or if the former National Security Advisor hadn't voluntarily confessed to being totally guilty. Thank goodness William Barr finally came to the rescue to fix this historic miscarriage of justice.

How the Flynn Stole Christmas
[ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ]

Week of May 4

Lockdowns are gradually being lifted, which mean President Trump can get out of Washington again and play a little golf. But it'll take a lot longer for his favorite spots to re-open, since Trump properties have furloughed their workers and had to seek bailouts abroad.

Wake Me Up In Mar-a-Lago
[ Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go ]

From the album Orange Is the New Barack (2017). See live performance video on YouTube!.

Week of April 27

Gasoline prices dropped again last week, while crude oil prices actually plunged below zero. There's too much production and nowhere to put it. If you've got somewhere to go, enjoy it while it lasts.

What Kind of Fuel Am I?
[ What Kind of Fool Am I? ]

From the album What to Expect When You're Electing (2016).

Week of April 20

Earth Day is officially on Wednesday, but every day is Earth Day now — if you believe in that sort of thing. Even though carbon emissions and pollution are way down since the shutdowns began, it won't be enough to stop or reverse climate change once the covid-19 crisis passes.

We Warm the World
[ We Are the World ]

From the album Orange Is the New Barack (2017).