WASHINGTON – Everyone must take a summer break from the relentless negativity of the news, which unfortunately reflects the relentless negativity of reality. So let me introduce you to Jack.
Just as the Supreme Court radically expanded the right to carry a concealed weapon, a new study arrived that should give pause to anyone interested in gun safety and violent crime.
Given Big Tech’s dubious track record in health care, Oracle’s nearly $30 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner is already prone to doubt. Add to that Oracle’s challenging problem inherited from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
If it’s hot as a firecracker, it must be almost Fourth of July. Actually, it would be almost Fourth of July regardless of the weather, so it’s time for all good patriots to step up for Spin Control’s annual Independence Day trivia quiz.
I have long been opposed to the idea of prosecuting Donald Trump, fearing that such a step would polarize the country and set a dangerous precedent. I worry about the implications of having the current administration go after its predecessor and chief political opponent. But the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has caused me to rethink that premise and at least consider whether prosecution may be warranted.
It happens at least once a semester. My students and I will be discussing a contested political issue – say, affirmative action or capital punishment – and someone will ask, “Professor, what does history say about it?”
As with all things in the Trump era, McMorris Rodgers has adopted the three-monkeys strategy: Neither seeing, nor hearing, nor speaking any uncomfortable truths.
