The real questions in this election are 1) who are we? And just as importantly, 2) who does the international community think we are? The world is… Read more “ON WOBBLING PLATES AND HAIL MARYS”
Tag: Donald Trump
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
What were they thinking — or not thinking, as the case may be? In a race that close, the stakes so high, I mean, why didn’t Wilson… Read more “MONDAY NIGHT RAW”
MOCKING MATTERS
How often did your parents freeze you with, “Don’t take that tone with me!”? In that same vein, mocking the two current major party presidential candidates is so… Read more “MOCKING MATTERS”
TIME TO CALL A MULLIGAN
It’s never going to end, is it? No matter who gets elected it’s gone too far, become too personal, the sides have been split too far apart.… Read more “TIME TO CALL A MULLIGAN”
JUST THE LATEST POLITICAL PILEUP
(Sorry, it’s politics again, but that’s the most interesting race going.) It was just a throwaway line from a throwaway candidate. But for what seemed the umpteenth… Read more “JUST THE LATEST POLITICAL PILEUP”
OLYMPICS REFLECTING LARGER FISSURES
“Let’s get to the root cause, and fix it.” This is both the message and plea we are hearing from far and wide, whether in talking about… Read more “OLYMPICS REFLECTING LARGER FISSURES”
FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL
There’s a fear coming over the land like an ominous summer storm darkening the skies above the prairie. Even as the two major political party candidates jockey,… Read more “FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL”
America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?
So here it comes, Ali-Frazier `71, Bird-Magic `84. Really, once his golden escalator eased The Donald and his wife Melania down into the lobby of Trump Tower last June… Read more “America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?”
STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER
Everywhere you turn these days you find another example of industries who are just out to stick it to the consumer. Some of you are old enough… Read more “STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER”
COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN
(POLITICS, NOT RUNNING) The heat and passion of political discourse is but a measure of the times, not their cause. And so in this particularly rancorous presidential… Read more “COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 