by Peter Simon | Aug 4, 2018 | Culture, Ideology |
In the Age of Trump, nothing much seems ever to actually happen, yet spittle-flecked outrage is the order of the day. This week’s cataclysmic non-event now involves an Asian-American lady who has been selected to as lead editorial writer on tech matters at the...
by Peter Simon | Jul 12, 2018 | Culture, Ideology |
As I write, Frank Schnatter, CEO and Founder of Papa John’s Pizza has resigned in disgrace one day after the press and social media announced that he had said a word. It was, needless to say, the “N” word. Reports David Harten of USA Today:...
by Peter Simon | Apr 8, 2017 | Ideology, Politics |
I must say, President Trump knows how to make life interesting, doesn’t he? Around nine in the evening on April sixth, I started getting a cataract of emails from liberal friends, emails rippling with CAPS and EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! about Trump bombing Syria, Trump...
by Peter Simon | Oct 9, 2016 | Culture, Ideology, Politics |
A number of newsworthy events happened yesterday. Two involved private events that became public. No doubt you’ve heard of one: eleven years ago, in a private conversation, Donald Trump made a crude remark and used a foul word pertaining to women. (Hint: it looks...
by Peter Simon | May 19, 2016 | Culture, Ideology, Politics |
Thomas Edsall often seems a cut above other Times writers because he likes to shore up his case with numbers. The problem is, making a case involves more than finding supporting data: it means seeking out all the data, including any data that disconfirms your...
by Peter Simon | May 11, 2016 | Ideology, Politics |
Someone asked me the other day who I thought would be a good Vice Presidential choice for Trump. Monica Lewinsky sprang immediately to mind, but one can’t expect even this campaign to be that amusing. There are, of course, any number of potential candidates, and...
