Reading time – 6:15 . . . Preface: Presidential Leadership In The Time of COVID-19 In Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward’s new book Rage we see the words of the President of the United States acknowledging the deadly danger of this disease. He says it will infect “through the air” and is five times more… [read more]
Let Voting Freedom Ring!
Reading time – 53 seconds . . . Presidential Befoulment of the Military – Update It has been 6 days since the foul statements of Donald Trump about our military were exposed. To date, not a single Congressional Republican has spoken out against his cruel, disparaging words and behavior. Not one. And the usual administration… [read more]
A Critically Important View From Europe
Reading time – 7:15 . . . Presidential Befoulment of the Military Update It has been 3 days since the foul statements of Donald Trump about our military were exposed. To date, not a single Congressional Republican has spoken out against his cruel, disparaging words and behavior. Not one. ————————– The G7 Summit is scheduled… [read more]
EXTRA! EXTRA! – v1.0
Reading time – 1:57 . . . This is a special edition for a special reason. A regular Sunday feature will be posted tomorrow. ——————————– In a well researched essay in The Atlantic which has now been well vetted by other news agencies including Fox News, Jeffrey Goldberg has detailed some of the most hurtful,… [read more]
I Really Need Your Help With This
Reading time – 3:49 . . . My pal John Calia (find him here) describes himself as a libertarian. Because I’m a progressive we have lots to talk about and frequently do so. Last week we had an email exchange that eventually reached the shoulder shrug point because even together we were unable to find… [read more]
We’ve Always Known
Reading time – 3:42 . . . Be sure to see the Bonus Opportunity at the end of this post. ————————- Regular readers of this column will recognize my occasionally offered behavior geek comment that most people simply don’t react to danger until it is in our faces. Climate warming is an easy example, as… [read more]
Compare and Contrast – Guest Essay
Reading time – 4:39 . . . Immediately following the DNC convention and Joe BIden’s speech, regular reader and sometimes commenter Dan Giallombardo felt the need to put his reactions in writing. He gave me permission to show you his offering in this guest essay. It’s being posted today both so that you can appreciate… [read more]
The Real GOP
Reading time – 1:51 . . . President Trump signed an executive order on August 8 to temporarily delay the withholding of employee contributions to Social Security payroll taxes from September 1 to December 31 for people making less than $2,000 per month. I have just two comments about that executive order. First, this is… [read more]
Desperate To Look Like a Winner
Reading time – 1:44 . . . Trump gambles with American lives so he can brag As suggested in an interview with Dr. Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration, he was under extreme pressure from our “Public Health”First” president to issue emergency use authorization for treatments and preventives for Covid-19. Emergency use… [read more]
No Time To Be Silent
Reading time – 2:31; Viewing time – 3:34 . . . It was a November evening in Chicago in 2008 that was much warmer than we had a right to expect. Hundreds of thousands of us gathered in Grant Park along Lake Michigan to watch the election returns on the Jumbo-Trons set up for that… [read more]
