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
This morning I received an e-mail from one of my unnamed, and totally unreliable, sources. Sat 4/29/2017 1:06 AM TO: Dr. ESPFROM: Unnamed and Unreliable SourceSUBJECT: WHCA Speech Attached is a copy of the draft remarks Donald Trump planned to give if he had attended last night’s dinner. Although I cannot divulge how I procured … Read more
Heaven forbid, I think I’ve been infected by Trump syndrome. Before I caught myself, I started this post as follows. The acorn doesn’t fall far from the oak. You know, not everyone knows that. It’s not as easy as it looks. But after a 10 minute conversation with Chinese president Xi Jinping, I now … Read more
Despite economic and social theories which suggest individuals and civilizations will, in most instances, behave in their own self-interest, it seems there are more and more cases where the opposite is true. This human condition was most famously articulated by Pogo creator Walt Kelly (1913-1973) on a poster he created to promote the first … Read more