Rear Window Scapegoating
Donald Trump put some of the blame for Syria killing dozens of its own people this week with chemical weapons on President Obama's policies. But, as usual, Trump offered no solutions of his own. That's his trademark, always looking in the rear window for a scapegoat...
You Break Health Care, You Bought It
One of the challenges in tackling issues like health care and insurance is that far too many people don't know what they're talking about. I'm not referring to average Americans, but to the members of Congress who are supposed to be informed before they make the laws....
Tom Nichols, “The Death Of Expertise”
Tom Nichols has published the perfect book for current day America. It's called "The Death Of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge And Why It Matters." I enjoyed reading it so much I invited him onto my radio show so we could discuss: The difference...
State’s Wrongs
In the same day, the Trump administration invoked "states rights" in rolling back protections Obama had set up at the federal level for transgender kids when it comes to which bathroom they may use -- and then Sean Spicer said the Justice Department was going to step...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Tom Nichols explains why Trump-haters and even media outlets have to stop being outraged when he does the kind of things every president does upon taking office, from firing political appointees, to issuing executive orders, to changing the board members of Voice Of...
Trump To The Future
A dozen days into his presidency, I'm still not used to hearing the two words, "President Trump." It just sounds wrong, as if it were lifted from that scene in "Back To The Future"... Dr. Emmett Brown: Then tell me, future boy, who's President of the United States in...
Picture Of The Day
This segment of a Dutch television show requires no setup...
As I Tweeted
The over/under for today is 61. Not for points in the Falcons-Packers game. For “alternative facts” (lies) told by the Trump White House.