Yes, this is a frivolous post. I need a pleasant escape for a little while from the heaviness of the news. Maybe you do, too. And the world cares about these things, as measured by the buzz about the way … Continue reading →
Last night commenter “Sergey” made the observation that Trump is “the most underestimated politician I heard about…He thinks outside the box, not even thinks, but grasps and sees what nobody else can grasp and see.” I don’t know how cerebral … Continue reading →
This quote from Egyptian president al Sisi to President Trump is pretty funny: “Let me say that you have a unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible.” I don’t think many people would disagree with that one, no … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s speech addressing the Muslim world, Trump did something creative. Instead of wading into the swamp of the “terrorists are not real Muslims” argument, he got out of the trap of opining on Islamic theology altogether. Instead, he universalized … Continue reading →
Yesterday: another day, another leak of a wild and crazy remark alleged to have been made by Trump to the Russians: I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,” Mr. Trump said, according … Continue reading →
Is there any doubt that we’re watching a concerted attempt at a slow-motion coup d-etat? To achieve this they have undermined the institutions of the Fourth Estate, the bureaucratic apparatus of the U.S. government, and the very nature of a … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →