President Trump is embarking on a trip to the Middle East and Europe: President Trump on Friday afternoon will embark on his first overseas trip, a historic eight-day journey that includes visits to the holiest sites of three major religions, … Continue reading →
When the news report that Trump had shared some intelligence information with the Russians first broke, I wondered whether other presidents had done much the same thing with other countries, or whether this action was unprecedented. My guess was that … Continue reading →
In Trump’s speech yesterday at the Coast Guard Academy, he said many things. He talked about not giving up: Over the course of your life, you will find that things are not always fair. You will find that things happen … Continue reading →
I think it was inevitable that something like this would be happening: My decision (to appoint a special counsel) is not the finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted. I have made no such determination,” … Continue reading →
Roger Ailes is dead at 77: Roger Ailes fell last Wednesday at his oceanfront home in Palm Beach, Florida, and hit his head, according to a report from the Palm Beach Police Department. Ailes suffered “serious bleeding” from the fall … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a very slightly-edited copy of an early post I wrote on this blog (May, 2005)—twelve long years ago, and it does not seem like it was only yesterday. But I think you’ll see how very relevant … Continue reading →
This result, if true, is part of the danger of the “Trump compromised security” story. I wonder if the NY Times cares. Of course, if Trump did in fact leak sensitive information of that degree, Israel needs to know it … Continue reading →
First, let’s get some semantics out of the way. Did Trump “ask” Comey to stop the Mike Flynn investigation? What does it mean to “ask” for something, or to request it? Ordinarily it’s not such a difficult concept to grasp. … Continue reading →
…for evaluating news stories using anonymous sources. Well worth reading in the current climate.
Continue reading →Hey, let’s have some pleasant distraction from the cares of the world. The following video bills itself as “the most satisfying video in the world.” Now, I don’t know whether it’s the most satisfying, but it might just be the … Continue reading →
The first thing that occurs to me is that, even though people distrust the press much more than in years past, the press is still remarkably powerful. When a newspaper such as the WaPo decides to print a story about … Continue reading →
Will the real truthteller please stand up? In the game of “To Tell the Truth” that we keep playing in the real world of the Trump presidency, whom do you trust more to tell the truth: Donald Trump or the … Continue reading →