2020 was an unprecedented struggle. But we made it, barely. Read more.
Better New Year!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 7:55 AM
Archives for December 2020
Brexit: Deal in Our Time…
Monday, December 28, 2020 at 6:53 AM
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.
Merry Christmas…
Friday, December 25, 2020 at 7:09 AM
And I hope that, like Santa, you are taking all measures to remain safe from Covid infection. Read more.
Trump’s Election Festivus
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7:07 AM
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
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 2:07 PM
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…
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 8:30 AM
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…
Monday, December 21, 2020 at 7:23 PM
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.
Trump’s Venality and Treachery Explain Pardons and (Russian) Cyber Attacks, Respectively
Friday, December 18, 2020 at 2:13 PM
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.
John Le Carré, Dilbert Spy and Master Novelist, Is Dead
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 6:31 AM
Le Carré was born David Cornwell in 1931 and began his career working for the British intelligence service before he started to write complex tales of his own. They included Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. (HuffPost, December 14, 2020) You’d be forgiven for thinking that John le… Read more.
Cleveland Baseball Team Finally Chopping Off Its Racist Nickname
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 6:36 AM
Following years of protests from fans and Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians have decided to change their team name, moving away from a moniker that has long been criticized as racist, three people familiar with the decision said Sunday. The move follows a decision by the Washington Football Team of the N.F.L. in July… Read more.