As #47, Trump’s style of swift dealmaking gained a real head of steam and required a proper venue to accommodate the heavy traffic. What more appropriate place to host his supplicants and seal his high-level deals than a high-security Donald J. Trump Ballroom. The public wouldn’t mind. He’d see to that. Continue reading
When framing tax legislation designed to drain the blood of its citizens, policymakers are wise to keep the language complex. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made excellent use of that device. Now nobody seems to know who benefits from Trump’s hefty tax cuts. Continue reading
Billionaire Bill Ackman is feeling good about Israel. And Israel is certainly feeling good about Bill. Their mutual admiration was fulsomely expressed during Bills’s recent visit. No red carpet was ever so long. Continue reading
Worried about what might be happening behind the scenes in the Trump administration? No need! White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reassured us, there’s no duplicity, synchronicity, or double-dealing whatsoever. This most transparent administration in history is doing it all in your face. Continue reading
Life is a food chain. Mess that up and you’re messing up a lot. But deep-sea mining companies say dredging up the cradle of life, the seabed, will have minimal impact. Trump’s on board, issuing expedited deep-sea mining permits, illegally of course. Continue reading
Donald, a showdown is brewing, a very unexpected, serious showdown you may not like. It is known throughout the world as the marshmallow test. The consensus is you will fail. Continue reading
Can the Girl Scouts stand up to today’s savage cowboys of corporate America? Continue reading
Good old President Donald Trump’s brain is like a machine gun, spitting out good ideas so fast that sometimes he comes up with too many at once. His ponderous output was in evidence this week. Continue reading
Fifteen Greenlandless Greenlanders feasted on fish and caribou at Donald Trump Jr.’s special luncheon at the Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland, one cold day in early January around lunchtime, one has to suppose. Mystery cloaked the purpose of the occasion, but a wonderful time was had by all. Continue reading
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s got the flattest hat of all? Is it the queen of flat, seriously chic Melania? No! Continue reading