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One could be forgiven the impression that “Presidents’ Day” is just another jingoistic inducement for Americans to go shopping for cars and mattresses. Nothing reinforces this impression quite like car commercials featuring schoolchildren singing the names of dead presidents as a nursery rhyme. In any event, the US government inaugurated this holiday in 1799 as… Read more.
Donald Trump is the first politician in US history to convince the vast majority of a major political party that he can do no wrong. Even worse, he has convinced the few members who routinely condemn him for doing wrong that he should never be punished for doing so. That is idol worship truly worthy… Read more.
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump begins on Tuesday, about a month after he was charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (The New York Times, February 9, 2021) Granted, the verdict is as… Read more.
The National Anthem I usually comment on this ritual just to pooh-pooh it. Because I invariably measure each performance against the rousing rendition Whitney Houston gave at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. No performer has ever measured up. Sure enough, it seems organizers didn’t even try this year, opting to make a statement of national unity… Read more.
Episode 20: I Begrudgingly Hail Tom Brady’s Return… Listen.
Now she’s waking up not only with fleas, but in jail … presumably tamed for the rest of her life. Frankly, the military is only doing over in Myanmar what former President Trump tried to get the military to do here in the United States. Myanmar’s generals even parroted Trump’s canard about election fraud. Of… Read more.
China and the United States have irreconcilable differences over Taiwan. China considers Taiwan a “prodigal” province. The US vows to defend Taiwan if China invades to reclaim it for the Mainland. China vs. US over Taiwan Here is how Reuters reported yesterday on the current state of play: China toughened its language towards Taiwan last week, warning after its stepped-up… Read more.
