What’s happening in the U.S. Senate is viewed by people around the world as the end of rule of law we had treasured since the dawn of the republic. For most of us, at least here at home, this is …
What’s happening in the U.S. Senate is viewed by people around the world as the end of rule of law we had treasured since the dawn of the republic. For most of us, at least here at home, this is …
It’s said that at the center of every good joke there is a core truth. Here, as we see the Trump legal team struggling with one pathetic defense tactic after another, it appears that their answer lies in more excuses, …
I had the good fortune to sit next to Jonathan Jarvis (pictured at left), 18th Director of the U.S. National Park Service under Barack Obama, on a four-hour-long flight last night. It was a lengthy time period sufficient to hear …
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A reader, apparently a Trump supporter, sent me the meme here, and wrote, “I’m beginning to question his (Fox News anchor Chris Wallace’s) loyalties,” spawning the following conversation:
Regarding the meme here: My mother will be gratified to see that I’m quoting the (conservative) Wall Street Journal.
Shorty after Trump was elected in 2016, I told my wife: You know, there is a non-zero chance that one of two things is going to happen:
To Dan Rather’s point here: Sadly, at this point it appears that it doesn’t matter where the “conscience of the nation” falls. We know that 72% of Americans want a trial with evidence and witnesses, and it’s not like McConnell …
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This piece on Canada’s viewpoint on the U.S. ends with, “The world is watching.” I’d like to believe that. At this point it’s probably more correct to say that the world was watching, but has long since given up, out …
From this article: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched into a profanity-laced rant against an NPR reporter after an interview, the news organization says, apparently frustrated by questions he had been asked about Ukraine and former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
I recall a barrage of such assessments from the mental health community when Trump first took office, though this is the first one in a while. Nothing to be concerned about, of course. Talmadge’s resume excerpt below.