De Gustibus
America’s future is becoming Amy Winehouse’s. SNL’s Seth Meyers would probably say, “Really?”. Really.
With one caveat. We are not interested in leaving any mourners...
TheWeekholeView – The Polling Nation
Here, each hole starts on Wednesdays and this is what fell through this week, in more than one way or day since Saturday:
On Saturday,...
Transformers — A Movie Both Democrats and Republicans Try to Emulate
With Condi Rice the most popular among those Mitt Romney, the Republican Presidential Candidate, is reportedly considering as a vice presidential running mate, American...
Romney Ryan 2012 – America’s Comeback to What? Team
"I'll be back" Arnold Schwarzenegger said as an American actor many times, most notably in his role as the title character in the 1984...
The Usefulness of Old People
In their first song together, Hey Old Man, the musical group ABBA, which you may have heard of from their Broadway show, Mamma Mia!...
Santorum’s Time Traveling Tales
A few weeks back, I said that Obama did not have what it took to be my candidate, but do I have a choice?...
Giuliani Out of Presidential Race—Unsure of Lunch Plans
Oct 11 (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday he will not enter the race for the Republican nomination to run...
The Genius of Herman Cain (ruined by a Ben Stiller movie)
The Republican primary season (can something that lasts 18 months be considered a season?) is nothing if not entertaining. Trump's self-proclaimed victory over Obama...
Market Mindlessness
It is a truism that the stock market is a leading economic indicator—that is, how the market does tells us something about how the...
Mahmoud the Matchmaker
In a recent editorial, The New York Times wrote that Iran threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz if the United States and Europe...
Revelations
This week’s revelations may not be biblical. Nevertheless, they are entertaining.
Twelve high school girls in upstate New York resolved to engage in neurotic behavior in...
Todd Gitlin’s Management of Unleashed Insanity
The Management of Unleashed Insanity
Trump perfects the role of Propagandist-in-Chief.
BY TODD GITLIN | MARCH 16, 2017
The Management of Unleashed Insanity
President Richard Nixon during a...
Views of Our Pothole Democracy
People like me learned about the existence of former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) in 2007, when Jon Stewart told the story of the...
