Nicholas Kristof: After the United States-China summit planned for Thursday, President Trump may crow about his deal-making skill. Aides may suggest that he deserves a Nobel Prize for negotiation " but I invite you to roll your eyes. read more
Since the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to legalized gambling in 2018, and most states permitted people to wager on their phones, gambling scandals, once rare in sports, have become a new American pastime. And prop bets have proved particularly ripe for manipulation. read more
As the price of Trump's ginormous ballroom continues to rise, questions remain about how it will be funded. read more
A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that Sumer's development resulted from the complex interaction of rivers, tides, and sediment deposits at the northern edge of the Persian Gulf. The study presents a new paleoenvironmental model proposing that tidal forces shaped the earliest stages of Sumerian agriculture and the rise of complex societies. read more
A cryptocurrency promoted in January by US first lady Melania Trump was part of a sophisticated fraud that "leveraged celebrity association and borrowed fame' to sell legitimacy to unsuspecting investors," a new legal filing has alleged. read more
Something of a nervous nutter who sounds like he never quite shook off graduate school (see en.wikipedia.org).
There is nothing inherently wrong with any of that, by the way.
But it may help provide a bit of perspective.




Presumably not at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival! Great group.