[NOTE: This column is a followup to the post of early last week: Lightning Strikes Three Times: Japan, Taiwan & The Emerging Big Power Arms Races. It’s an improvement, in two ways: First, Gwynne Dyer knows what he’s talking about. He has a doctorate in war history and strategy; he served with the militaries of … Continue reading Dyer: Alliances and The Big Wars Nobody Wanted, But Stumbled Into
Nancy Pelosi, Liberated and Loving It The New York Times By Maureen Dowd — Opinion Columnist WASHINGTON — It’s not a pretty sight when pols lose power. They wilt, they crumple, they cling to the vestiges, they mourn their vanished entourage and perks. How can their day in the sun be over? One minute they’re running … Continue reading Quote of the Day. Nancy Pelosi, One Word: Class
[NOTE: My former employer, the USPS, is close to being the least glamorous government agency. I learned there a basic lesson of working-class life: the better we did our jobs, the more invisible & taken for granted we were by the public. I’m not complaining. But as I watched and waded in the mail stream … Continue reading The Pills & The Post Office
Hey, Garrison, ‘bout time you sent us a postcard. Where are you and what are you up to? Why I am in Minnesota, if you wish to know The Column: 01.20.23 — GARRISON KEILLOR We came back to Minneapolis to see snow on the ground, there being none in Manhattan yet, and to drive around the … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Returns: Still Good-Looking & Above Average
AP News: David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies BY ROBERT JABLON — January 19, 2023 David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81, several media outlets … Continue reading BREAKING: David Crosby — And Another (Great) One Bites The Dust