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Protesters have been setting the city of lights alight for years. They gave me cause to comment on their protests a year ago today in “The Yellow Vests: Paris Is Burning … Again,” December 6, 2018. Indeed, I am only commenting today because I cannot ignore this flaming symmetry: More than half a million demonstrators… Read more.
Donald Trump is an irrepressible buffoon. This is why even frenemies like Russian President Vladimir Putin – who see him as a “useful idiot” – must continually laugh at him behind his back. But nothing betrays what little respect Trump commands on the world stage quite like his allies doing the same. Donald Trump departed… Read more.
I vowed to eschew commenting on the horse race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But I feel obliged to make an exception for this: Struggling to raise money and to find a strong foothold in the crowded Democratic primary field, Sen. Kamala Harris on Tuesday dropped out of the presidential race, a dramatic fall for… Read more.
I was encouraged and discouraged in equal measure on Saturday morning as I watched a CBS report on horse racing. I was encouraged because it cited “growing concern” that an average of 10 horses a week are dying on race tracks. This is causing some industry leaders to call for a “strong central authority” to… Read more.
Coldplay will not go on a world tour to promote its latest album, citing environmental concerns. The British band said it won’t tour again until the shows can be done in a sustainable way. ‘We would be disappointed if it’s not carbon neutral,’ frontman Chris Martin told BBC News Thursday. (CBS News, November 22, 2019)… Read more.
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The royal family let the world think that “Randy Andy” divorced Fergie to prevent her from bringing it into disrepute. Now comes this: The Queen summoned Prince Andrew to Buckingham Palace to strip him of his royal duties, it is claimed. Prince Andrew last night announced he was stepping back from public life in a move… Read more.
That’s why they wasted no time reveling in the apocalyptic-cum-hedonistic prelude to their rapture. More to the point, it was always wishful thinking to expect any Republican to vote to impeach their god … for anything. Therefore, I don’t get all the dismay over “moderate Republicans” defying logic, reason, and common sense to normalize Trump’s… Read more.
I took a lot of flak for criticizing Tony Romo as follows in “Predicting NFL Plays Makes Romo More Smart Aleck than Nostradamus!” January 31, 2019: ____________________ Tony Romo displayed an uncanny knack this season for calling plays from the broadcast booth that teams then played out on the field. This has made him far… Read more.
