(With apologies to William Shakespeare)

Donald Trump has often declared that he is the victim of a “WITCH HUNT.” His supporters agree; his detractors don’t. I’m not sure who is right. All I know is that we haven’t had a good witch hunt since the Salem Witch Trials. We are overdue for one and I don’t mean a figurative one. I mean a real one.

Witches are beastly beings that worship the devil, cast evil spells on innocent people and participate in satanic orgies, all of which are repugnant, except perhaps the orgies. I’m withholding judgement on them for the time being.

Throughout history people have understood their wickedness. That’s why there have been witch hunts and trials through the ages. In the past these masters of black magic were depicted as ugly old hags with big noses and plenty of warts who wore pointy hats and flew around on broomsticks. The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of OZ is a perfect example.

But recently the United American Witches Union (UAW) launched a successful public relations campaign to improve the image of these enchantresses. It is now politically incorrect to call them hags or old crones or to depict them in green face. The UAW has also fought to raise witches’ compensation to near that of warlocks (male witches). Their main objective, though, has been to characterize them as good instead of evil. So, the sorceresses that we see in the media today are more like Sabina the Teenage Witch or........

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