2020 was an unprecedented struggle. But we made it, barely. Read more.
Archives for December 2020
Brexit: Deal in Our Time…
Listening to Prime Minister Boris Johnson rave about the Brexit deal he struck with the European Union, you’d be forgiven for thinking he wowed the Europeans with his negotiating skills. And that, as a result, he not only got everything he wanted, but induced them to give him a few extras. But Johnson is not… Read more.
Podcast: Men Should Be Barred from Politics
Episode 15: Given the Mess Men Have Made of Things, Women Can Hardly Do Worse Listen.
Merry Christmas…
And I hope that, like Santa, you are taking all measures to remain safe from Covid infection. Read more.
Trump’s Election Festivus
Playwrights used jesters to highlight the folly in prevailing thoughts and customs long before William Shakespeare patented this literary device. But Jerry Seinfeld might be the first jester to do so. He did so by making “Festivus for the rest of us” the theme of an episode of his hit show, Seinfeld. This, by highlighting… Read more.
With Senate Appointment, California Gov Signals Latinos Are Now the Most Influential Minority Group
No doubt you’ve seen Black pundits all over TV stating the categorical imperative for California Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint a Black woman. Black Lives Matter launched a petition Monday calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint a Black woman to fill the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Kamala Harris once she officially… Read more.
Trump Inspires Worst Cheating Scandal in History at Famed Military Academy…
This should surprise nobody. After all, military cadets have watched their commander in chief lie and cheat every day for the past four years. The US Military Academy at West Point is dealing with the fallout from a major cheating incident involving 73 cadets. … Seventy-two of the cadets accused of breaking the academy’s famed… Read more.
Russia’s Cyber Attacks Are Least of US Intelligence Failures…
After all, these agencies failed to stop Russia from effectively installing Trump as its Manchurian president of the United States. Meanwhile, much is being made about the way Russian trolls have been operating for months like moles inside the IT systems not just of the US government but also of the biggest US corporations. But,… Read more.
Podcast: Hamilton Crowned King of F1. So Why Kneel for a Knighthood?
Episode 14: Lewis Hamilton, F1 Racing’s Tiger Woods and Colin Kaepernick Listen.
Trump’s Venality and Treachery Explain Pardons and (Russian) Cyber Attacks, Respectively
Speculation abounds about the pardon spree Donald Trump is planning to execute in the last days of his presidency. But it’s an indication of how norm-busting and corrupt it will be that Attorney General William Barr decided to resign before Christmas to avoid any association with it. After all, this is the same Barr who… Read more.