Month: May 2012

Is This Politicizing National Security?

David Ignatius seems somewhat concerned about the legal footing of drone attacks, but he’s much more concerned about the implications of the administration publicly admitting that they are occurring. The headline of his...

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Let’s Get Non-Political

Beautiful tune performed by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane in 1962, to a small pictire-video of mine. According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. “We had played a big dance in a tobacco...

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With Apologies to Anderson Cooper

If you still watch CNN, you are now basically alone. April was their worst month during the daytime in a decade. And their primetime lineup is all but dead. For once, I actually agree with Cenk Uygur. CNN should change...

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Obama Memoirs Cause a Reaction

Never mind the faux outrage, the excerpts of David Maraniss’ book are fascinating. Obama’s girlfriends from the 1980’s seem like really intelligent and interesting people. The journal entries are of a much...

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