DENNIS PATRICK: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
How did the United States Congress put Americans, once again, into a government shutdown? I’ll describe the situation as I understand it. Every year the US Congress works on a…...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: BITCOIN AFTERTHOUGHTS
What do readers want to read? Something different? A bit offbeat? Unusual and maybe ever so quirky? Over the years The Passing Scene published many varied topics of interest to…...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: THINKING ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY
We live in fast moving and interesting times. Who would have thought a few decades ago that a challenge to the US dollar as a medium of exchange would arise?…...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: KING CULTURAL DECLINE
Western civilization slowly slips away, and citizens barely perceive what is happening. It is not as if our civilization were stolen from under our noses but rather, citizens have failed…...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: LARGE NUMBERS BLUR THIS SMALL MIND
How big is “big?” How much is 100? 1,000? I cannot begin to visualize these numbers much less envision a million of anything! Suppose a couple celebrates 18,262 days of…...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: CHANGING SEASONS
Autumn! My favorite time of year! In my own egocentric way, I can picture Autumn being created just for me! Crisp morning air, the aroma of burning grass and leaves,…...
Wednesday, September 03, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: BRITAIN’S RAPE GANG COVERUP
You might have seen a recent video of a young Scottish girl brandishing a knife and a hatchet to ward off a migrant man who had been harassing her and…...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: WHO IS JUDGE BOASBERG?
A direct answer to a simple question – one of President Trump’s lawfare nemesis, of course. Another question. Has the federal judiciary degenerated into an insolent “every judge for himself”…...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: KILLING OF AMERICA
Everyone knows by now that President Trump took over police operations in Washington, DC. Some approve; some don’t. Trump warned that this clean-up is “all going to happen very fast,…...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: MY SUMMER SHTICK
What happened with summer? As if in a rearview mirror, Memorial Day and Independence Day recedes in memory while Summer’s passing accelerates toward autumn. Summer passed so quickly. Northern hemisphere…...
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: JUDICIAL INSURRECTION
A political conflagration accelerates when judicial gas is thrown on the fire. Everyone has heard of “lawfare”. And, if you know lawfare you will love the newest version -- “judicial…...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Colombians grow it. Bedouins chew it. Africans hoe it. Americans brew it. Coffee, a third world child adopted by Americans, is without question a favorite American beverage. In my case,…...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: THE ENIGMATIC AUTOPEN
Why the kerfuffle over autopens? I could blithely pursue life with no awareness of such a device -- until the topic becomes front page news. On second thought, maybe I…...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: DEGRADED LANGUAGE—DEGRADED CULTURE
Does culture influence the language? Or does language influence the culture? One could make the case that, barring ulterior motives by certain actors in society, the relationship between culture and…...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: ECHOES OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
“…at twilight’s last gleaming…” July 4, 2025, we celebrated the 249th anniversary of the United States. Colonists had rejected British rule declaring themselves independent of England. On the eve of…...
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: THWARTING ISLAMIC DOMINATION
On Sunday, June 22, 2025, US B-2 bombers struck and destroyed Iran’s three main nuclear facilities. US estimated that Iran was within weeks of having a nuclear weapon. Such a…...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: ISREALITES PROTEST
“A little levity leavens the whole loaf.” Or so the saying goes. But is that scriptural? Not exactly. But it sounds good. (See I Corinthians 5:6.) Transparently obvious to the…...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: ROME’S PROBLEM IS OUR PROBLEM
Once upon a time in a land far away there lived a blossoming culture – young, strong and vibrant. We will call this fledgling culture “Rome.” As Rome grew stouter…...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: FELLOW TRAVELERS NOT SO PROUD
Mayor Muriel Bowser, kicking off Pride Month in Washington, D.C., proclaimed the US capital to be the “gayest city in the world.” She made that announcement two years ago. Yet…...
Thursday, June 05, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: WEIRDEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
As far back as I can remember, the ins-and-outs of history and civilization held an exceptional fascination for me. Even as a kid, curiosity motivated me to read. The “whys…...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: RACIST BLATHER – ENOUGH ALREADY!
Racist: a word whose meaning morphed lately from legitimate to dishonest. Overused, misused, and abused, it no longer enjoys veracity. What if one person calls another a racist? Who’s to…...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: ART OF THE DEAL REVISITED
April 30, 2025, marked the first 100 days of Donald J. Trump’s second term as US President. Observing a president’s first 100 days in office began with President Franklin D.…...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: DEALING WITH A SCALAWAG JUDICIARY
A select number of federal district judges have overextended themselves by intruding into areas of presidential authority. Their nationwide orders, or injunctions, toyed unacceptably with our legal system. The term…...
Thursday, May 08, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: CHINESE THEFT
Tariffs -- the hot topic of the day! Time to level the trading playing field with those who have taken advantage of US good will and big heartedness. A little…...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: DEMOGRAPHIC DILEMMA
Take note of the number “2.1.” That is the fertility rate of live births per woman needed to sustain any nation’s stable population – no growth, no decline, just even.…...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: AN EASTER POSTLUDE
Easter offers a time to reflect on the reality of Christ and the blessings flowing from a Christian culture. You may find the following instances refreshing to ponder. A Christian…...
Friday, April 11, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES
“From the mouths of babes and infants You have established strength....” (Psalm 8:2). A conversation overheard last week reminded me of the Psalmist words. What comes from the lips of…...
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: AMERICAN TRANSPLANTS
Today Americans stare wide-eyed at the largest US internal migration -- ever. People leave the so-called “blue states” and move to “red states”. Some prefer the political climate of the…...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: AN ACTIVIST JUDICIARY
Lower tier federal judges are inserting themselves into the executive policy making process. Federal judges who ruled against President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions are notably Democrat appointees. Some have…...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
DENNIS PATRICK: TRUE CONSERVATISM
Awhile back a headline proclaimed: “Conservatives Still Outnumber Moderates, Liberals.” At that time, a Gallup poll showed 43% Americans describe themselves as conservative, 35% moderate and 20% liberal. What caught…...
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