Moving Parts

There is a scene in Milos Forman’s 1984 adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play “Amadeus” when Emperor Joseph II (Jeffrey Jones) first meets Wolfgang Mozart (Tom Hulce). The young prodigy demonstrates his ability to improvise by playing his own rendition of Antonio Salieri’s “Welcome March,” which Salieri, the court composer, had written to honor his … Read more

F*** the Epstein Files

Let’s go to the video tape! ~Warner Wolf/Sportscaster Two days ago, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the state’s attorney general was reopening an investigation into potential sex trafficking and other illegal activity at Zorro Ranch, the 7,560 acre property Jeffrey Epstein purchased in 1993 from then New Mexico governor Bruce King. This latest … Read more

CRACKing the Code

According to reporting by multiple outlets, Bondi had quietly raised concerns about the case against Comey, the former FBI director, after federal prosecutors in Virginia concluded that there was in­sufficient evidence to bring charges. For a moment, it seemed that Bondi might say no. But Trump was relentless. He forced the resignation of the U.S. … Read more

Day Two

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley warns, “A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Kamala Harris,” suggesting that re-electing the aged and addled president would almost certainly vault the vice president into the Oval Office within the next four years. Liz Peek/Fox News/September 1, 2023 Remember back in the fall of 2023 when … Read more

All Medals Are Not Alike

I watched Sheldon sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian. It’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version.  It’s actually much better because everyone gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, they’re soldiers. … Read more