Elections
Has Tom Hanks packed his bags yet? No, because the report that he would leave America if Donald J. Trump won was satire. But there was a long list, even back in 2016, of American assholes entertainers who would rather switch than fight. None of those deep thinkers left. Not
Presidential Election
With 72% of Americans feeling the nation is on the “wrong track,” and Vice President Kamala Harris’ favorable ratings lower than whale shit six months ago, it is miraculous that she was tied with former President Donald J. Trump. Given that he is a convicted felon, guilty of sexual assault,
Elections
On his Friday HBO show, Bill Maher addressed the few remaining “undecideds,” such as me, whom he called “those curious few, bisexuals of the political world.’ It’s OK. He’s a comic. I can take a joke. Then he addressed people like me directly. “You obviously don’t like
Politics
In what appears to be growing desperation, Democrats with access to a microphone or a lens went bonkers trying to draw a parallel between Donald J. Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, and a pro-Nazi rally held at the old Madison Square Garden in 1939. Also at the new Madison
Elections
We hear a lot, righteously, about Republicans who would not vote to certify an election that didn’t turn out their way. I am not suggesting an equivalency between Donald J. Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of a “stolen election” (plus the GOP’s effort to install false electors) with anything
Politics
Thirty-two supposedly undecided voters gathered in Aston to hear Kamala Harris try to win them over. I am undecided. Partially. I am decided against Donald J. Trump, but not in favor of Kamala. I don’t know about the 32, but she moved me in her direction. She was calm,
Politics
If you tuned into Fox News for a big helping of word salad, you left hungry. Vice President Kamala Harris sat coolly, calmly, and turned away all of the sometimes hostile questions from anchor Bret Baier, who interrupted her at least a dozen times, which is uncharacteristic of him. I
Kamala Harris
It’s not in my nature to be indecisive. A bad decision is better than no decision. Maybe I am making one here, about the presidential election three weeks from today. My mail-in ballot has been sitting on my desk, all filled in, except for the choice for President. That
Politics
For me, the highlight of Tuesday night’s one-and-only vice presidential debate was when each admitted he was kind of a schmuck. This was a highlight in relief from a 90-minute game of dodgeball played by a couple of serious, courteous men trying to be liked by the folks at
Education
You’ve got to wonder about “science” that puts its weight behind an experiment to determine if monkeys looking at pictures of candidates can predict an election’s outcome. A story carried in the Daily Mail says the idea may seem ludicrous, but . . . No, stop right there. It is ludicrous
Entertainment
“I am a Swiftie,” my 30ish restaurant server was surprised to hear me say, after the meal had concluded and we were having a brief chat, which was joined by a couple of other young women standing nearby. “What’s not to like?” I asked. A couple of days later
Politics
At 2:30 this afternoon at WHYY, Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists, whom the Inquirer did not name. I expect it will be much more friendly than the group’s interview with Donald J. Trump, in which he made