September 2016 – The Octogenarians

Soaring Rhetoric vs Braying(Rebuznos)

27 Sep 201627 Sep 2016

The dedication of the Museum of African American History(The National Museum of African American History and Culture) this past weekend brought forth soaring rhetoric and strong feelings involving such sentiments…

Into the Breach or Deja Vu One More Time!

Trump uses other people's money...Trump low balls legitimate debts,Trump lies,Trump cheats,Trump bullies,RMV in his brilliant analysis,asks "where and how can he be stopped?)The empire of the 4th estate must play…

The Structure of Trump’s Wall

It's time to take a close look at what is going to go into the Wall that the Trumpeter will put around America.It will go down to Hades because coyotes…

Sportsmanship

19 Sep 201619 Sep 2016

From Rmv & VV Claude: Your comparison of today's politics with a tennis match(sarcasm notwithstanding)reflects your world view, that of a person of great integrity and keen sense of sportsmanship.…

The Joker vs Wonder Woman or Blurred Lines & Definitions

19 Sep 201620 Sep 2016

Yes,in this analysis Trump is the Joker and Hillary is Wonder Woman.The joker keeps getting away with sinister muttering and Wonder Woman keeps acting as though she were sensitive to…

Another Pause to Remember

11 Sep 20162 Jul 2017

We are in Hispanic history month. We are remembering the 60's civil rights marches; the infamy of 9/11; the death of Phyllis Schlafly of the don't-call-me-Ms.-it-means-misery! fame; world mental health and…

The March of Time

10 Sep 201611 Sep 2016

The time rate of historical and technological change seems to be increasing.The two of course are linked and it seems that technology is in the driver's seat.What of course is…

The Retrospectoscope Revisits Old Eli

A number of posts to this blog have dealt with issues involving Yale University.The issues have included visits by supreme court justice alumni,renaming of Calhoun College,new campuses, (domestic and international)…