…(as quoted in Politico, anyway; I couldn’t find the origins of the quote): “That’s what [prosecutors will] threaten [Cohen] with: life imprisonment,” said Alan Dershowitz, the liberal lawyer and frequent Trump defender who met with the president and his staff … Continue reading →
Nine ways? That’s a lot of ways. I figured I was committing all nine errors. But it turns out that I’m only committing one: using too small a pot. And I was already well aware that I often use too … Continue reading →
I’m always interested in the spam cycles on the blog—which I assume merely reflect the spam cycles on WordPress and its anti-spam plugins. By “spam-cycles” I don’t mean anything to do with email, I’m taking about the bots (or whatever … Continue reading →
Heroic passengers, heroic pilot. Unfortunately, one woman died. “There’s a ring around the engine that’s meant to contain the engine pieces when this happens,” said John Goglia, a former NTSB member. “In this case it didn’t. That’s going to be … Continue reading →
I previously linked to Andrew McCarthy’s take on the Cohen searches, and I added this: For 20 years McCarthy worked as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, which is the office involved here, and so he’s inclined … Continue reading →
Actually, two problems. One is a violence problem, and one is denial about that problem: In response, the Swedish government has launched an international campaign for “the image of Sweden” playing down the rise in crime, both in its media … Continue reading →
In the post telling you about my TurboTax woes, I mentioned that I ended up doing my taxes as I always have so far—by hand. And today I mailed them off, with hours to spare. Way ahead of time, by … Continue reading →
I remember her as a forthright, no-nonsense woman who felt like a breath of fresh air as First Lady—and I was a Democrat back then. And what a life! Married at 19 to George Bush, she’d met him at 16 … Continue reading →
The short answer is no: It’s a pretty defensible vote. The law says you can be deported for any “aggravated felony.” One category of “aggravated felony” is “a crime of violence.” The man the government sought to deport was convicted … Continue reading →
Maybe. And will this actually mean anything in the long run? I doubt it. But it’s certainly interesting.
Continue reading →How to walk downstairs with some zip in your step, by James Cagney (aka George M. Cohan): As a child, I loved that scene. In particular, I liked the fact that it builds to a peak and then calms down … Continue reading →
I certainly don’t think this is the end of the FBI. One of the problems with the last ten or so (or more) years is that Americans are somewhat like the frog that’s boiled so slowly it doesn’t notice [see … Continue reading →