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No doubt you’re aware of the cast of players professional sports analysts have heralded as the heir apparent to Serena Williams. One-slam wonders like Sloane Stephens, Ana Ivanovich, and Ashley Barty feature most prominently among them. But here is how I heralded Naomi Osaka over two years ago in “US Open: Serena’s Upset with Umpire… Read more.
Episode 21: They Just Don’t Know How to Quit Him… Listen.
I suspect the only thing most people know about Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is that he’s the cuckold who stood in line to kiss Trump’s ass even after Trump publicly humiliated his wife. But he could have explained that as a reflection of the craven art of politics that defined the Republican Party during… Read more.
Given the national jubilation that attended NASA landing a robotic spacecraft on Mars yesterday, you’d think it was as novel as man landing on the moon … for the first time. Yet the most daring part of this mission was avoiding not just landing on paths its spacecrafts already blazed on eight (8) previous missions,… Read more.
Donald Trump openly and notoriously refused to accept the election results of November 3. He even incited the infamous insurrection of January 6 in a vain attempt to hold onto power. More to the point, though, his unprecedented machinations so captivated worldwide attention that this is my first commentary of 2021 on Covid-19. As such,… Read more.
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.
