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[Late Monday night:] “Fearing a trade war that could damage economic gains from their tax cut, Republicans, including House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, appealed to President Trump to relent on his steel and aluminum tariffs.” WHAT economic gains have their … Continue reading →

I remember interviewing Edith Le Clercq in her Upper West Side apartment in late 1981. I remember a portrait on display of Edith as a young woman, sixty years earlier. I remember a couple of framed dance photos of her … Continue reading →

He’s trying to trick us into attacking North Korea. That’s not surprising. When he’s not prostrate vowing undying loyalty to Donald Trump or traitorously partnering with Sen. Grassley to place Trump above the law, Graham is usually agitating for more … Continue reading →

A lot of bad, shoddy thinking has infected ballet for a long time and that, together with the frightful economic, educational, and cultural policies that our government has put in place, have landed ballet in a precarious position. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

How dare we be interested in receiving health care? Talking to the American Enterprise Institute, he again demonstrates what an elitist sounds like. Nicole Chavez at CNN reports on how much Sen. Hatch despises his fellow Americans. And, of course, … Continue reading →

The Times needs to remind Maggie Haberman that just because a source or a number of closely related sources tells* you something, it may not be true and it certainly should not be presumed to be the entire story.

I spoke to a lawyer today who agreed that, yes, Rep. Devin Nunes can and should be arrested for obstruction of justice.

No, it didn’t seem like a dead art form last night at New York City Ballet.

Oh, yes she did. In a nutshell, that says more vividly than almost anything I’ve encountered recently how toxic is the arrogance of the traditional, “mainstream,” “news” media and why they get the story wrong so often–and then get real … Continue reading →

In today’s New York Times, Nicholas Fandos details the ongoing traitorous behavior of the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, who leaked Sen. Warner’s emails to Fox, which were then seized upon the Imposter-in-chief to somehow, nonsensically constitute a breach … Continue reading →