There is a sense in which you can’t be too skeptical. Even when people tell the truth to the best of their knowledge, they might still be mistaken. People also tell deliberate lies. No source of information is completely reliable, … Continue reading
As you probably know, Bill O’Reilly was fired by Fox News after it emerged that he and the network had paid multiple women a total of millions of dollars in response to lawsuits for sexual harassment and numerous sponsors had … Continue reading
Conventional wisdom suggests that Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner are moderating influences on him, and this may be true. But in the clip below John Oliver points out that there’s not much hard evidence one way … Continue reading
Odds are you’ve already seen this, but I’m putting it here anyway in case you might not have. It’s from the May 1 broadcast of his late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live in which he described what happened to … Continue reading
In a scene from Samantha Bee’s Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a woman acquires a mysterious film showing her an alternate reality: Link: https://youtu.be/mV4LDXg0Q4E From the same program, President George W Bush (or Will Ferrell, anyway) gives his take … Continue reading
Seth Meyers plays multiple clips of Trump attacking the idea of a presidential executive orders during the campaign, which ends up not just underscoring the fellow’s hypocrisy but being pretty funny. If you don’t hav time to watch the whole … Continue reading
From just over a week ago, John Cleese talks about Trump and the attitudes of supporters and opponents in the U.S. I wish it were longer (it runs well under 3 minutes) because I have a feeling that if he … Continue reading
A few weeks ago the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives introduced a healthcare reform proposal that threatened to increase the number of uninsured by 24 million over a decade, including a large fraction of that number in the … Continue reading
Draining actual swamps can be a Bad Thing, because wetlands really provide a lot of benefits. But draining figurative swamps, as in government corruption, is a worthy goal, and one of President Trump’s major promises. Unless you’ve been entirely out … Continue reading
A couple of months ago I developed middle-back pain (also called thoracic back pain). I’d had lower back pain before, but this was different. Different but not any better. I don’t recommend either. After suffering a few weeks hoping in … Continue reading