Month: October 2016

How the Crazy are Produced

I have mixed feelings about Melanie Austin. I can’t help but feel sorry for her, but I know she doesn’t want my sympathy. I don’t blame the Pennsylvania state police for hauling her “off to the...

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Trump’s Taxes UPDATED!

We seem to have the first answer on what’s in Trump’s tax returns. He hasn’t paid taxes for 18 years The New York Times received Trump’s 1995 tax returns in the mail, with a Trump Tower return address....

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When You’ve Lost Dan Balz

I am often critical of the bigfoot Washington press that covers our national elections, but I almost never have occasion to critique Dan Balz. He’s not perfect; no one is. But he’s the gold standard. And he’s...

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Another Brick in the Wall

    All in all it’s just another brick in the wall     All in all you’re just another brick in the wall     Just another blunder     Just another lousy call     Just...

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Serious Question

I don’t understand this Huffington Post story about Donald Trump taking the Fifth 97 times during divorce depositions. That’s a broader application of the right against self-incrimination than I thought possible, and...

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