Blog No. 142. Impeachment in the Air?
Donald Trump figured out a way to get the story of the Comey firing out of the headlines. That troublesome story was pushed to one… Read More »Blog No. 142. Impeachment in the Air?
Trump and Russia
Blog No. 136. Missiles on Syria: What Now?
As a fairly relentless critic of President Trump, it comes as something of a relief to have an occasion on which one can offer at… Read More »Blog No. 136. Missiles on Syria: What Now?
Blog No. 125. Trump: Tax Returns, Russia and Moving On
The last blog, No. 124, discussed Donald Trump’s curious and troubling relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. I noted that a reporter had asked Trump… Read More »Blog No. 125. Trump: Tax Returns, Russia and Moving On
Blog No. 124. Trump and Russia (and questions not asked)
Much of Donald Trump’s press conference and the attendant media commentary were taken up with the controversy over a dossier of memoranda that purported to… Read More »Blog No. 124. Trump and Russia (and questions not asked)
Blog No. 106. The End of the Beginning: Historic Conventions and the Candidates They Gave Us
The Republican and Democratic conventions each produced historic results: the Democrats were the first major party ever to nominate a woman for President and the Republicans produced the most stunningly unfit candidate ever to be nominated by a major party. Now that the conventions have come and gone, we are left with a momentary sense of relief, but also foreboding as to the the next three months of charges and counter-charges and, ultimately, the election in November.Read More »Blog No. 106. The End of the Beginning: Historic Conventions and the Candidates They Gave Us