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The Comedy stylings of Donald Trump

President Trump is a self-made billionaire -- if you believe him. I don’t.ThereĢƵ that extensive New York Times report that provides some proof that Trump is no more a self-made billionaire than I am. For the record, I’m not one.That 14,000-word report not only demystifies Donald Trump ...

U.S. Supreme Court musings

Imagine we are a few years down the road and Brett Kavanaugh is sitting on the Supreme Court.The court, after hearing a case touching on a womanĢƵ right to an abortion, overturns Roe vs. Wade, the bedrock abortion decision decided by the high court in the early 1970s.With Kavanaugh as the ...

WhoĢƵ laughing now

<em>“We need a President who isn't a laughing stock to the entire World. We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning. Respect!”</em><em>Donald J. Trump, tweet on Aug. 9, 2014</em>Last Tuesday, President Trump had his ...

The end of an institution

Destroyed by fire in 1988, the Uniontown Country Club mansion lingers in the imagination: its simple white grandeur suggesting a certain Long Island estate, the golf course itself a lush sweep of lawn; its twinkling illumination on summer nights insinuating fireworks popping like corks, ...

Republicans hatch a plan

Orrin Hatch should be ashamed of himself.The Republican Senator from Utah has become the poster boy for boldfaced hypocrisy.Twenty-seven years ago, in October 1991, he was one of the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who ran interference for Supreme Court nominee Clarence ...

Crisis demands reflection

Not to be overwrought, but we have reached a crisis point in his country that requires -- demands -- reflection and sober judgment.The tipping point of this crisis stems from the convergence of two ideas momentarily at least in conflict. The first is the Republican attempt to gain control of ...