Bob Woodward, an esteemed journalist for the Washington Post, is quoted in a story from The Hill, declaring “Mr. President, the media is not fake news”. Part of me can sympathize with Bob Woodard. He is a storied journalist with a rock solid reputation of calling the shots as he sees them. His remarks come […]
Archives for April 2017
The Trump Scorecard 4/26/17
A regular Wednesday feature that takes a summary look at hot news issues surrounding Trump during the past week Where Trump’s initiatives should succeed: Ivanka to Europe | This is the image burnishing trip that can only improve our standing with a skeptical and dismissive European elite, particularly German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, after her frosty […]
TIR 4/15/17: Sir Tim Berners-Lee lays out nightmare scenario where AI runs the financial world
Sir Tim Berners-Lee lays out nightmare scenario where AI runs the financial world Web Publication: Tech World, by Scott Carey I’ve been sitting on this article a couple weeks but it won’t run out of relevance – ever. As you may know, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is the architect of the Internet. For those raised on […]
The Trump Scorecard 4/19/17
A summary look at hot news issues surrounding Trump during the past week Where Trump’s initiatives should succeed: Armada to North Korea | There has been confusion about exactly where the Naval battle group was in en route to North Korea. I suggest taking the news with a grain of salt. The phrase, “Loose lips […]
The Trump Scorecard 4/12/17
A summary look at hot news issues surrounding Trump during the past week The past week could be regarded as the week in which Trump grew into the Presidency. The chemical weapon atrocity in Syria was a test toward American resolve. Trump passed, the rest of the world noticed. While Trump’s elocution is still hobbled, […]
Stream of Consciousness, Syria
It’s ok to be of divided mind about the sudden escalation of US involvement in Syria; well I am at least, so I offer up my own stream of consciousness. The videos of twitching- foaming at the mouth-humans in agony earlier this week set off a response. Syria was yet again in the news with […]