Have you heard? The percentage of the global population living on less than $1.90 per day will fall to 9.6 percent this year, the lowest it’s ever been, according to the World Bank. But Bernie “I don’t give a shit” Sanders doesn’t give a shit. Bernie’s too worried about this crazy Trans-Pacific Partnership that the…
Alan Vanneman and George F. Will, Soul Brothers
How many postings have I devoted to ridiculing George F. Will? Well, count ‘em for yourself. But today George and I are one, as he delivers a heart-felt paean to the Hubble telescope’s replacement, the “James Webb,” which, according to George—and who would doubt him!—will be as big as a tennis court. In his column,…
Monk’s Dream Trio—“Raise Four”
https://youtu.be/RC8zcfWbkWQ “Raise Four” is one of the last of Thelonious Monk’s compositions to see the light of day, appearing on the “Underground” album for Columbia. Performed here by Chris Potter, piano, D Chŏkroun, bass, Don Fraser, drums, Vancouver, 2014.1 Posted by thesystemlovesit. I hope this is right. There seems to be more than one “Monk’s…
Jonathan Rauch has words of wisdom
A couple of weeks ago I waxed witty at the expense of Washington author Jonathan Rauch in a snappy piece titled “Jonathan Rauch has words of wisdom. Or not.”. Well, that was then, that is, that was before House Speaker John Boehner fell on his sword out of sheer frustration with the Tea Party’s incessant…
Barack Obama to Dick Cheney: “Hey, maybe we aren’t so different after all!”
Daniel Larison explains what a huge liar our president is here, pointing to the president’s pronounced regret that the U.S. and its allies didn’t do “more” in Libya after dislodging long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi: “In his U.N. speech, Obama lamely tried to spin the problems in post-intervention Libya as a result of not doing enough…
Hillary Clinton—She’s just like you!
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here “Yeah, I should be ashamed of myself. But I’m not.” “Quit your bitchin! This is what makes New York New York!” “The traffic? Well, for the Major Deegan, it’s fabulous!” “These days, I’m pretty much King of the Mountain around here.” “It’s the apotheosis of something. That’s the good part.” “Well, I…
Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd: The Monksiland Band does “Nutty”
Raucus, intriguing take, performed in 1986 by Steve Lacy, soprano sax, Roswell Rudd, trombone, Dave Douglas, trumpet, John Betsch, drums, and JJ Avenel, bass. Posted by Verna Gills/SOUNDSCAPE
Democrats actin’ more like Republicans every day
I recently made fun of the Republican presidential primary campaign tradition that I like to call “the freak o’ the week.” Well, Democrats can do that too, and right now we have two freaks, Bernie “Wild Man” Sanders and Joe “Gawd Help Us” Biden. Both are little more than surrogate candidates for the “real” “I’m…