I’m curious what you think of his “60 Minutes” appearance. Some excerpts: Scott Pelley: You say you’re gonna lower taxes on the middle class, what are we talking about? Donald Trump: Well, we’re talking about numbers that will be announced … Continue reading →
…for a visit, that is. And there he said a curious thing: …[T]his morning at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on the outskirts of Philadelphia…the pontiff spoke and met with roughly 75 inmates and their families. Slowly, he moved around the … Continue reading →
…to watch this video of Carly Fiorina being interviewed today by Chuck Todd and call her some sort of liberal in conservative clothing.* I’ve been impressed with Fiorina from the start. In my mind, there are several leading candidates, and … Continue reading →
I’ve been going through some old papers and trying to get rid of a lot of them. Sometimes I even succeed in throwing something out. But some things need saving. Sometimes I come across notes I made about incidents I’d … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that Republican voters and especially the conservative base love to nitpick over the records of the candidates. Now, that’s not to say that records aren’t important. They most definitely are; how else can you tell what or whom … Continue reading →
Commenter “Phil D” has some questions and observations [I’ve corrected one typo in the following]: When exactly did we lose the “courage to see things as they are”? When FDR recognized the USSR in 1933, just after that regime murdered … Continue reading →
This article features a prescient “letter to the editor.” It was published in the Manchester Guardian on October 4, 1938, right after Munich, and titled “The Funeral of British Honour.”” It was “written by F.L. Lucas, an acclaimed Cambridge literary … Continue reading →
Can you tell which toe of yours is being touched? When they’re not allowed to peek, many people can’t differentiate between which toes of theirs are being “prodded” by an experimenter. Sounds a bit kinky: Researchers at the University of … Continue reading →
Well, the frustrated conservative base got what it wanted: John Boehner, Speaker of the House, will resign in October, not only from his post but from Congress as well. The tea leaves are somewhat murky; it’s hard to read them. … Continue reading →
I like that word, “prolix.” I first learned it in high school, probably on some vocabulary list meant to prepare me for the SATs. Or maybe it was in studying The Scarlet Letter during my sophomore year. That book had … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote the following about Pope Francis and politics: …I tend to think that we often seem to get the popes that match our times. Ever notice some sort of harmonic resonance between popes and other public figures of … Continue reading →
…Yogi Berra, who has died at 90. One of a kind. A witty guy, a great catcher, a true character. Go here to read some of his bon mots. A selection: I really didn’t say everything I said. If people … Continue reading →