If you think “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) is a thing of the past, you would be sorely mistaken. The only thing that changes is the target audience and the perceived threats. Nothing makes this point more clearly than the following headline in the latest edition of the on-line University of Virginia newsletter “UVAToday.” UVA … Read more
One of my favorite segments on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is “Amber Says What.” It features Late Night writer and comedian Amber Ruffin in which she races through the most outrageous headlines since her last appearance followed by various intonations of the word, “What?” The goal is to share the absolute absurdity of current … Read more
Democrats slammed the confirmation process, with some fuming that lawmakers were not given access to an FBI background check detailing the sordid allegations. ~Juliegrace Brufke/The Daily Beast In the Coen brothers 2009 film “A Serious Man,” protagonist Larry Gopnik (portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg), suffering from a growing series of misfortunes, seeks the guidance of his … Read more
When I first went there [in] 2016, we were, I had a lot of good people. I had a lot of good advice, but I put people in that in some cases, were not what I really wanted because I didn’t know much about Washington. Donald J. Trump/September 9, 2024 Above is the one time … Read more
There was a lot of talk about gut feelings in the last days of this presidential election. Some people, i.e., Nate Silver, said he had a gut feeling about a Trump victory. But it was based on what he always does. He used the data and his methodology to determine the probability of a GOP … Read more