A most imperfect union
In a show of stubborn snarling representative of old Europe at its fractured worst, Poland and Hungary have threated to [...]
A Gaullist in (thin) disguise
The latest Gaullist is no Gaullist at all, at least not on the face of things. He's a youthful technocrat [...]
Rebecca’s Electrical College
I first introduced my daughter Rebecca to the idea of the American Electoral College three years ago, when she was [...]
Never an empty bed
My father flew B-17 bombers over occupied Europe in World War II. The planes, which took off from primitive airfields [...]
Damn Yankers
Dear Major League Baseball, I have tried to keep my temper under control, but since the murder of George Freud [...]
Apres mois, les avocats
Power of attorney is granted by one person to an anointed surrogate in the event the figure charged with decision-making [...]
Litte Miss Warming
My daughter Rebecca has turned down CNN and Fox. She will not be their COVID puppet. Not that they asked, [...]
The chalk circle
I agreed only reluctantly to have dinner with a friend and several of his acquaintances on the last day of [...]
Pick a flavor, any flavor
SUBJECT: Why you should hire my Rebecca Hi there CNN, I thought you might be interested in covering my story. [...]
Eaten alive
To celebrate the end of our local lockdown, I took my wife and two kids to dinner at Lupus, our [...]
Bonus points from The Man
The other day a CNN broadcaster stared at her audience and stopped midsentence: 90,000 Americans, she said with a sigh. [...]