Meanwhile…
…with so much big news going on today, we have some news about bigness from Politico. I kid you not. And they’re apparently serious, too. What new revelations about size are forthcoming? I shudder to think.
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Nuclear weapons, Trump, Russia, and the arms race
Despite that very-important-sounding title, I’m not going to do a full analysis of Trump’s recent comments about our nuclear arsenal—and the varied reactions to it and interpretations of it—because I think his remarks (mostly in the form of tweets) resemble … Continue reading →
So, why was Ivanka Trump flying coach?
Ivanka Trump was reportedly harassed on a Jet Blue flight by a man who was then escorted off the plane (which had not yet taken off): A male passenger was removed from a JetBlue flight on Thursday morning after reportedly … Continue reading →
Kissinger on Trump
This clip from a recent interview with Henry Kissinger is interesting on several levels. One of them is that Kissinger is still alive. But actually, he’s “only” 93. I would have thought him to be 193, since he seemed old … Continue reading →
Trump’s ambassador to Israel: a radical change
So many of Trump’s appointments have raised a furor that it’s hard to keep up with the din. But a particularly interesting one that I haven’t written about yet is David Friedman as ambassador to Israel. Friedman is most definitely … Continue reading →
Trump and the CEOs: power is the ultimate aphrodisiac
Henry Kissinger said it, not me: Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Case in point: Ringed by tech’s elite, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to do “anything we can do” to help the industry he often baited during the presidential … Continue reading →
The impeachment of President Trump
The title of this post is hyperbole on two counts: Trump is not yet president, and of course he’s not being impeached. He’s being pre-impeached, and I’m using the word “impeached” in the more general sense: 2. Chiefly Law. to … Continue reading →
Trump fever
Since the election, Trump has been dominating the news even more than he did when he was merely campaigning, and that’s saying a lot. I’m not talking about straight news like his Cabinet appointments. I’m talking about all the hype … Continue reading →
The swelling “Trump is illegitimate” meme
It was inevitable, of course, that the MSM would mount this attack on Trump’s legitimacy, particularly their leader and still champ (despite its financial woes) the NY Times. They didn’t acknowledge the possibility of a Trump win. Now they are … Continue reading →
Trump’s picks du jour
We have Rex Tillerson, of course, at State. Is there trouble ahead from conservatives over Tillerson’s confirmation? Then there’s Rick Perry (‘member him?) for Energy Secretary (by unofficial report, anyway). He said terrible things about Trump but then came on … Continue reading →
Coming tomorrow morning, to a theater near you…
…the name of Trump’s Secretary of State. I have a feeling that it’s going to be Rex Tillerson, if only because that’s the name that’s been leaked all over the place. The only thing that would give me any doubt … Continue reading →
Trump’s conservative picks
John Fund opines on the surprisingly conservative makeup of Trump’s picks so far: “This is a more conservative cabinet than Reagan assembled in 1980,” says Ed Feulner, a key Trump transition adviser. As president of the Heritage Foundation at the … Continue reading →