Dr. ESP Ever since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and more recently the vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her seat on the House Education and Labor Committee, normally sane and insightful political pundits have focused on the following question. Why do Republicans continue to side with a former president who cost … Read more
With apologies to John Hughes (screenplay) and Harold Ramis (director), I present selected scenes from my forthcoming sequel to “National Lampoon’s Vacation” featuring Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy, Lauren Boebart, Matt Gaetz as themselves and Marjorie Taylor Greene as “the girl in the red Hummer.” Opening Scene/Side-by-side pictures of McCarthy and Gaetz on … Read more
Yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced he was stepping down as CEO of Amazon 27 years after founding the online retail giant. And one of the issues that has dogged Amazon and other online stores is the unfair advantage they have over brick and mortar outlets. But that’s not what I came here to talk about. … Read more
There are two organizations in which the members are largely responsible for monitoring their own behavior. The first is professional golf. While there are rules officials on the course during every tournament, they rarely have to charge a player with a violation of the sport’s behavioral canons or assess penalties. A professional golfer who … Read more
Much of American journalism, which was supposed to revert to its historic role as a check on those in power after Donald Trump left town, is now devoted to shutting down the commercial lifeline of other media. Think of the precedent for the next populist Republican President who might declare pro-choice publications “deadly.” ~Wall … Read more