Frank Rich has a summary of the week’s news at New York Magazine. He succinctly ties together a number of related topics that I simply do not have the time to cover in full. I was particularly impressed with this analysis. MAGA vs. COVID: In the face of a climbing death toll and against warnings from some of … Read more
In a May 7, 2020 article published by Jim Small of the Arizona Mirror, Senator Martha McSally railed against providing state and local funding aid in the next round of Coronavirus stimulus because: “On any (new) funding, I’m just going to be frank with you guys, OK? This is not the time for states and … Read more
Two events related to the Judiciary occurred this week give more reasons for Democratic-leaning voters to turn out en masse this November and vote for Joe Biden and Mark Kelly. The first is Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was in the hospital again for a gallbladder infection. In 2019, she had treatment for a … Read more
Nice little business you got here. It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it, know what I mean? Lucky for you I’m in the protection racket. I can see to it that nothing happens to your business. But it’s going to cost you, capeesh? I want one of my boys here to … Read more
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign launch this week was a textbook example of manufacturing an alternate reality, with an assist from his partner in propaganda, Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing rag the New York Post. Trump says coronavirus comeback underway: People are ‘starting to feel good’: President Trump invited The Post into the Oval Office on Monday for … Read more