Nobody’s Watching Xi’s Big Show
China? Olympics? Really? Remember when President Carter ordered the US team to boycott the Russia Summer Olympics? It was over the USSR invasion of Afghanistan and didn’t do much to…
Say It Ain’t So, Whoopi
The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks. Yiddish Proverb This month, four notable events made the news: (1) Stephen Breyer…
Old Liberals Should Not Censor
If you don’t know, I’m a musician and off-and-on member of rock bands since 1967, meaning I was influenced socially and politically by the great singer-songwriters of the 60s and…
Give Trump the Medal of Freedom, Joe!
I’m very appreciative of that — I was surprised to hear it. I think it was a terrific thing, and I think it makes a lot of people happy. I…