Unusual to see a writer you like being quoted in the papers about current events. Check this out ( Read more... )

I just wrote to two LJ friends of mine who are enduring "lock-down season" by themselves. (A mere 3,000 miles apart and each committed to a different person -- IF you were wondering about me introducing them ( Read more... )

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/after-the-pandemic-subsides-the-us-must-learn-from-its-mistakes/2020/03/31/99a37368-7387-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story. ( Read more... )

I just saw the best letter-to-the-editor I've seen in months ( Read more... )

Just came to bed after a complicated evening, talking to friends and with Joanne, watching the late cable news -- and still trying to shake the awful feelings from Trumpsky's wretched "Oval Office" speech lsst night. As most observers agree, the malevolent ignoramus simply evaded taking responsability for the U.S. being the "worst prepared country ( Read more... )

"I don't belong to an organized political party -- I'm a Democrat ( Read more... )

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eric-holder-william-barr-is-unfit-to-be-attorney-general/2019/12/11/99882092-1c55-11ea-87f7-f2e91143c60d_story.htmlRead more... )

In case you hadn't noticed, the impeachment hearings have moved along to Judiciary Committee. You may have idly wondered what happened to the loquatious Adam Schiff. Well, he chairs the Intel Committee -- and over Thanksgiving weekend they did a terrific 300-page report, which Judiciary (under chairman Jerry Nadler) will now turn into the final ( Read more... )

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-announces-that-his-doral-golf-resort-in-miami-will-no-longer-host- ( Read more... )

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