Legal humor here “Yes, dear. I know Seth Curry couldn’t carry your jock. Now give it a rest.” “Of course he looks like a midget. Compared to you, everyone is a midget.” “No, I don’t think the first network honcho who programs ‘Giraffe Week’ will be sitting on a gold mine.” “Face it, honey. Knobby…
David Ignatius thinks you’re an idiot
Perhaps I should say, David Ignatius hopes and prays you’re an idiot. This is the way Dave begins his latest column, “America is no longer guaranteed military victory. These weapons could change that.” “The fight against the Islamic State may get the headlines. But it’s the military threats from Russia and China that most worry…
Berniecare! Let’s bail out the rich kids!
Okay, Jill Steincare. Over at Slate, Jordan Weissmann explains why forgiving student loans would be taking from the poor to give to the rich. Because it would be.
Good American Generals: Were there any?
For some reason, I’ve got the American military on my mind, on my mind. I’ve got the American military on my mind. And I’m wondering: Did we ever have any good generals? I was launched on this avenue of speculation by a recent book review, “Douglas MacArthur’s Brilliant, Controversial Legacy”, by the National Review’s Victor…
Joe Lovano & Greg Osby—“Ask Me Now”
Joe with Danilo Pérez. Greg Osby with Marc Copland, piano; Nir Felder, guitar; Joseph Lepore, bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington, drums. Posted by a7dana7
World’s Greatest Olympics Movie? Maybe Not. World’s Oddest Olympics Movie? Maybe So!
Charlie Chan at the Olympics! Now there’s a title to send a B movie buff’s heart a-racing. I’m a huge fan of the Warner Oland Charlie Chans, some of the best B movies ever made, and this one has some special twists. For example, it’s the one where Charlie flies to Berlin for the 1936…
Eric Reed Trio—“Blue Monk”
Republican Sen. Susan Collins attacks Trump. The more the Donald’s popularity drops, the more virtuous Republicans become.
Remember Brexit? It still sucks
Remember Brexit? Remember all that “Smash the Bastardly Brussels Bureaucracy” bullshit that was floating around just a few months ago, hyped by everyone from George Will to Jill Stein? Well, now the chickens are coming home to roost, reports Politico’s Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli. It seems that trying to bail out of the global economy isn’t…
Globalism lays an egg. Why?
As unprecedentedly awful as America’s politics are right now, in one way, we’re perfectly normal, because we’re just like everyone else. The monumental disarray of our Republican and Democratic parties is perfectly mirrored in the UK by the Conservatives and Laborites. Donald Trump and Boris Johnson could be twins. The specter haunting Europe these days…