Politics
President Donald J. MacGuffin - WSJ
Is he a disease or a cure? Like him or hate him, there’s tons of spilled ink trying to assess President Trump’s governing style. To me, the key to understanding Trumpism is remembering why he was elected.
This & That
Politics
The State of the Democrats - WSJ
Donald Trump visited Congress this week to declare the state of the union “stronger than ever before.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded the evening by highlighting the state of the Democratic Party: Intensely—perhaps fatally—divided.
Politics
Who Is Kevin Clinesmith? - WSJ
It was an almost unbelievable story—fit for a spy novel, and among the most disturbing and consequential allegations of governmental abuse in recent history. The alleged abuse went right to the heart of our ability to participate in free and fair elections. But much of the U.S.
Global Warming
After the Tragic Wildfires: History is Rewritten or Forgotten
The infernos of January 2020 will be remembered for destroying so much of southeastern Australia. I weep for the burns’ victims. So many people and so much wildlife in so much pain.
Everyone Knows Memory Fails as You Age. But Everyone Is Wrong. - The New York Times
I’m 62 years old as I write this. Like many of my friends, I forget names that I used to be able to conjure up effortlessly. When packing my suitcase for a trip, I walk to the hall closet and by the time I get there, I don’t remember what I came for.
Politics
The Fall of Donald Trump’s Fixers - WSJ
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal attorney, stands behind the Republican presidential candidate during a campaign stop at a church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2016.
Finance
Byron Wien and Joe Zidle Announce Ten Surprises for 2020
NEW YORK----Byron R. Wien, Vice Chairman together with Joe Zidle, Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group at Blackstone, today issued their list of Ten Surprises for 2020.
Global Warming
Unprecedented, Not Yet
The total area burnt in New South Wales and Victoria is now approaching the area burnt in Victoria back in 1851. Temperatures this summer in Australia may get as hot as they did back in 1938-1939.
Politics
Pompeo Champions the Faithful - WSJ
Global View: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hopes to make religious freedom the centerpiece of American human-rights policy in order to protect Christians and others of faith around the world.
Islam
The New War Against Africa’s Christians - WSJ
A Nigerian Pentecostal Christian, director of a nongovernmental organization that works for mutual understanding between Nigeria’s Christians and Muslims, alerted me to it.
Politics
The Deep State Resistance Terrorized Innocent Americans, Including Me | The Daily Caller
Ever since Donald J. Trump was elected to Make America Great Again, the self-declared #Resistance has terrorized him and many innocent Americans.
Politics
Faschismus: Die Medien warnen vor ihm – wenn es passt
Droht in der Welt ein neuer Faschismus? «Ja», lässt der ehemalige Chefredaktor des «Tages-Anzeigers» Res Strehle einen emeritierten Professor für Geschichte in Zürich hauchen. «Es ist gefährlich», fügt dieser beinahe unhörbar an.