“The military is a voluntary thing. I’ve got a ton of respect for those who do it and make a huge sacrifice for this country. I chose a career 16 years ago that took me down a differen... Read more
Published on http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com Gulliver’s Travels in Food & Farming: Chronicle Two “[O]ur culture’s food madness tips into food psychosis, at least among those with kee... Read more
In a mock recreation of the conditions in the air that pilot William “Whip” Whitaker, played by Denzel Washington in the film Flight (2012), faced, all of the ten tested crashed the plane an... Read more
“There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” Herman Melville Lets’ contrast a “Truth Era” that we were in... Read more
“This is our first task, caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, as a society, we will be judged. And by that... Read more
If Occupy Wall Street is correct, this election should be a shoe-in for President Obama: 1% opposed by 99%. No one expects that to be the case. What we expect will be more like the ch... Read more
The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s. In the eyes of the Trump team, the clerk still needed to prove his loyalty to the president-elect. [...]
At a pomp-filled state funeral, mourners paid tribute to Mr. Carter and argued that he was a more successful leader than many remember. “It’s time to redeem his presidency,” a former aide said. [...]
But the court left in place an injunction that bars the Justice Department from disclosing the report for another three days. [...]
As Ms. Wiles heads to Washington, the view in Trump World is that the president-elect’s closest aide and veteran strategist has a better chance than anyone. [...]
A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid. [...]
The Pennsylvania Democrat is the first senator in his party to announce a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump, a sign of the political times as the Republican trifecta is about to begin. [...]
