Incoherence and dictatorial ignorance
The Atlantic's Derek Thompson ventures that Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman's aphorism of "Nobody knows anything" is the best...
Apr 7, 20253 min read
Four out of five Americans might take Trump down
The total turnout for yesterday's "Hands Off!" protests was too massive to permit, thus far, a head count. Reported is that "millions"...
Apr 6, 20253 min read
He still has a party to deal with
There's another angle on Trump's "No I'm not joking [about a third term]" I didn't get to in an earlier piece , and it's more interesting...
Apr 5, 20254 min read
Remember that European war? Only you-know-who could make it even worse.
The Russia-Ukraine war is mostly out of news sight, what with Trump's shall we say rather lively happenings at home, such as inflicting...
Apr 4, 20254 min read
Of Tariffs, Trump, and the Terror of "America First"
[This post should begin with the horror's last update, as seen from my perch: Noon, PDT, the Dow Jones average has freefallen by 1,405...
Apr 3, 20254 min read
Democrats' bind, and a way out
"Democrats could make a reasonable argument that 2016 was a fluke. The results of the 2024 election were far more of an existential...
Apr 2, 20255 min read
