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November 23, 2022 by

Trump ‘Puts a Bit of Stick About’ and Frightens Our Friends

President-elect Donald Trump is “putting a bit of stick about.” That is a British expression which means as it sounds to stir up trouble. In sports, like rugby, it means to play more aggressively. In politics, it can mean to stir up trouble for trouble’s sake. Aficionados of UK television will remember when, in the BBC […]

My Frightening, Splendid Christmas in the ER

Llewellyn King

Most people have horror stories about emergency rooms. Whether in Boston, Washington or Los Angeles, the stories are appalling. Gurneys, sometimes with critically ill patients, lined up and left unattended along walls. Hurting people waiting for hours because of a shortage of staff, beds and a prevailing shortage of resources. Systems that are stressed and seem […]

Trump, Who Thinks He Bought the Nation, Now Eyes the World

Llewellyn King

When Donald Trump began his first term as president in 2017, I wrote that he came to office not as a politician who had won an election, but rather as a businessman who had won a takeover battle and was ready to hire, fire, sell-off, and generally to reshape the property he had bought. On […]

The Crisis in Journalism — More Reporting Needed

Llewellyn King

There is a lot of dither about the future of journalism. Make no mistake, it is the essential commodity. If you know what is going on in Gaza, Ukraine or Syria, it is because brave journalists told you. Not the government, not some academic institution, not artificial intelligence, and not hearsay from your friends or from a […]