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Given Brexit, it’s arguable that England has not suffered a more symbolic defeat since the Norman Conquest than the one Italy handed it today. Two soccer-mad nations faced each other, and one blinked. Italy bested England in the final of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament Sunday in London. The winner was determined by a penalty… Read more.
A grifter is as a grifter does. And so Donald J. Trump, the former, twice-impeached president of the United States, is doing this: Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s… Read more.
Episode 39: Protesting Gay Cruises May Turn Some Countries into Taliban Paradise Related commentaries: gay cruises… gay marriages… podcast: easter rituals… Listen.
A few months ago, AOC and her (expanded) Squad were all over TV and social media appealing to Justice Stephen Breyer to retire – to save American Democracy and to seal his judicial legacy. But it appears either uncertainty or frustration has gotten the better of them. Because, as Spectrum News NY 1 reported on… Read more.
I was already on record expressing dismay about Bill Cosby’s relatively lenient sentence. I refer you in this regard to “Cosby Gets 3-10 Years. He Got Off Easy.” September 25, 2018. Now comes this – courtesy of Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times: __________ Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after the Pennsylvania… Read more.
Serena Williams won her 23rd grand slam title in January 2017. Back then, anyone who knows anything about women’s tennis would have bet their life savings she would’ve won at least another two grand slams by now. This, to surpass Margaret Court’s record of 24 and seal her legacy as the unconditional GOAT. That she… Read more.
Nadya Suleman became a global phenomenon when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009. This came complete with the tabloid moniker, Octomom. It was as if she were suddenly the 8th natural wonder of the world. But I did not join the maddening crowd in marveling at her fecundity. Instead, I stood back and… Read more.
Episode 38: Frankly, You Pick Your Poison or Plant a Tree… Related commentaries: Fareed Zakaria GPS… Al Gore… Listen.
In his forthcoming book, Frankly, We Did Win the Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, Michael C. Bender claims that Donald Trump routinely told Rudy Giuliani he “sucked” and was a “pathetic sight” to behold. Further, that the more Trump demeaned Giuliani, the more Giuliani worshiped Trump. But I suspect Bender might be… Read more.
