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What really happened in Afghanistan
Each morning when I turn on my computer, I go first to the Times and their opinion section. There I read maybe one essay and mark in my head the others I will want to read later. Today, amid the … Continue reading
Posted in Joe Biden and his people, Politics, The Facts of Life, War on women
Tagged Adam Nossiter, Afghanistan, Algeria, Battle of Algiers, Carter Malkasian, Charles de Gaulle, colonial wars, Damon Winters, Donald Trump, Gillo Pontecorvo, John Kennedy, Kabul, Mao, Mike Mansfield, New York Times, Patrick Chabal, pieds noirs, Taliban
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Children, today’s word is “orange”
Everybody is using it so it’s a good idea to explore its meaning. It is a color, of course. Not one of my favorite colors; there’s something optically bullying about it, over-the-top extroversion. It yells for attention when I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Allen Weisselberg, criminal charges, Donald Trump, evil eye, figures of speech, Ivanka Trump, kenahorah, metonymy, orange jumpsuits, personification, Trump Company, Weisselberg indictment
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Ran into Donald in a dream. He was doing what he was born to do
When I’m writing something long, I don’t dream. I consider dreamlessness a professional benefit, a kind of extra liability insurance. But I’m not writing anything long at the moment so have been beset by dreams. Generally, I don’t care for … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Donald Trump
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