Random Thoughts
I am finally getting around to binge-watching “The Americans,” the FX series that just ended after five seasons. I remember checking out the first episode when it aired and not being impressed enough to continue, but on second viewing I was hooked. I became even more...
After The Harm Is Done
Trump’s reversal on the separation of families at the border had nothing to do with morality, but everything to do with politics and optics. However, the damage has already been done. Members of his base — the ones who have lost all perspective on what’s right and...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
George Takei, who was thrown into an internment camp along with the rest of his family and thousands of other Japanese-Americans during World War II, writes about the difference between that ugly experience (which the US government has since apologized for) and the...
As I Tweeted
I’m absolutely sure that our leaders in Washington will come up with a completely viable plan to distract us from this impending problem. https://twitter.com/ap/status/1004064258424856576?s=21
Bill, Melania, and The Queen’s Birthday
Bill Clinton is making the rounds promoting the new novel he wrote with James Patterson, and he made headlines yesterday when he got all huffy during a "Today" show appearance after being asked whether the #MeToo movement has changed how he looks back on his...
TV Review: “The Fourth Estate”
Showtime is airing "The Fourth Estate," a documentary series by Liz Garbus that follows reporters and editors at the New York Times as they cover the first year of the Trump administration. She was given remarkable access at the Times' headquarters in New York and at...
As I Tweeted
Every time Donald Trump demands an apology -- for anything -- the only proper response is, "You first." Follow me on Twitter @PaulHarrisShow
Take A Knee
"You have to stand proudly for the National Anthem or you shouldn't be playing. You shouldn't be there. Maybe you shouldn't be in the country." --President Donald Trump When I was in high school, the Vietnam War was raging and many of us were pissed off. So many...