Sunday afternoon, America was treated to the latest barrage of venom directed at special counsel Robert Mueller by Donald Trump. Tweet One, posted at 3:35 p.m., could have been labeled Trump’s greatest hits. No collusion! Witchhunt! Fraudulent dossier! Angry Democrats! Illegal scam! But it was Tweet Two, posted at 4:12 p.m., which reminds us … Read more
Sometimes Donald Trump tells the truth. The problem, of course, is that he lies so often and so much Americans tend to tune him out. But this past week, it has been hard to ignore the harsh reality there were occasions during the 2016 presidential race voters and the media should have paid more … Read more
University of North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora is under fire. During an interview at the ACC media day in Charlotte, he questioned the relationship between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football. I don’t think it’s been proven that the game of football causes CTE. We don’t really know that. Are there chances for … Read more
Yesterday, Donald Trump accused Germany of being controlled by the Russians. More shocking was he did it with a straight face. Maybe he should finally get that Emmy about which he constantly whines. To paraphrase Buffalo Springfield, it’s not paranoia but irony that runs deep. This morning, Trump laid out a broad agenda for … Read more
Much is being written about “tribal America” and how politics has made people choose the circle in which the stand. But tribalism has always been a feature of our culture, way before the Age of Trump. I was reminded of this by a article in yesterday’s Washington Post about the premiere of the new … Read more