Synchronicity is a concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl Jung, which holds that events are “meaningful coincidences” if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be meaningfully related. (Wikipedia) Early Sunday morning I received an email from a reader asking if I was aware of the protest in Charlottesville, Virginia (where we … Read more
Yesterday, Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University. For an individual who values superlatives, I must give the devil his due. His remarks took hypocrisy to a new level. As I read the transcript, I could only imagine how a younger Donald Trump would have reflected on his commencement speech if the … Read more
This week, many media outlets and journalists have made comparisons between the firing of FBI director James Comey and the “Saturday Night Massacre,” when Richard Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox on October 20, 1973. The two events differ in many ways, the most important being the refusal of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and … Read more
As an obsessive blogger, today is my worst nightmare. Why? Because those who used to be responsible for analyzing the news, a task which has fallen to bloggers of all ideological stripes, began doing their job again this morning. The media and the politicians they cover, at times like this, have something in common. … Read more
In the latest revival of a classic joke, I offer the following multiple choice question. What do you call Donald Trump and 143 of his advisers. A. Gross Incompetence B. Gross Ignorance C. Just Plain Gross D. All of the Above Two events triggered this post. At a friend’s birthday party last night, I … Read more