Dr. ESP the capacity, especially of a particular person or animal, for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; relative aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, meanings, etc. the gathering or distribution of information, especially secret information ~Definitions of Intelligence/DICTIONARY.COM The most recent example of Donald Trump’s level of intelligence, or lack thereof, is his excitement … Read more
Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope when he speaks ex cathedra is preserved from the possibility of error on doctrine “initially given to the apostolic Church and handed down in Scripture and tradition”. ~Wikipedia The importance of this doctrine was never more evident than the recent conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor. Changes in the … Read more
I think it was a big mistake, this Chinese escalation, because they’re playing with a pair of twos. What do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us? We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us, so that is a losing hand for them. ~Commerce Secretary Scott Bessent If nothing else, … Read more
Where you stand depends on where you sit. ~Miles Law Skeptics of the efficacy of Miles Law need look no farther than a six minute interview on this morning’s edition of CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Co-anchors Becky Quick’s and Joe Kernan’s guest was Michael Wieder, president of Lalo, a baby products company founded in 2019 by … Read more
During last night’s edition of “A Closer Look,” Seth Meyers compared Donald Trump’s tariff announcement to Caligula’s appointing his horse to the Roman senate. Although Meyers described the story as “apocryphal,” he wondered if such a presence in the United States Senate would result in the equine always voting “neigh” on legislation. Or whether a … Read more