Word Spread over the weekend that the parasitic infection that has affected thousands of consumers across the country with severe gastro-intestinal ailments. It was attributed yesterday by officials at the Food and Drug Administration as being transmitted by chopped lettuce products served at Taco Bell and provided by Taylor Farms de Mexico. Today, that […]

Right? We lurched unsteadily through yesterday’s coverage of what was, arguably, one of the largest shared human events in history. They say a billion of us watched—a thousand million people around the globe taking part in the same emotional, bewildering spectacle. Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and BTS represented the cultural diversity celebrated throughout the FIFA […]

England defeated France, 6-4, in Atlanta yesterday afternoon to claim Third Place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Parisians finished fourth after a tournament run that was considerably more impressive than the phrase “finished fourth” makes it sound. But that leaves only the REAL END to the athletic spectacles of the last three months. […]

OK—I have the chicken thawed and ready to be assembled by some Interns earning extra credit for weekend shift work while the major air campaign enters its sixth cycle of days. Our thoughts go out to everyone involved, along with the sad news that at least two more Americans have been lost to drones launched […]

​Chris Bott;​Peter Obrien;​kalmnoll@protonmail.com;​Joe Mazzafro;​JAMES MUELLER;​Philip Eakin;​Vincent Fragomene;​Ed McDaniel;​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Inline image We have largely been concerned with Iran’s instruments of military power. There has been only moderate success in moderating the behavior of the Iranian regime, one which some of us have opposed- mentally and physically-for almost. half century. Today marks the change to something different. […]

We shared the afternoon with 82-year-old Mick Jagger presiding over one of the most dramatic sporting events most of us have ever watched. I generally don’t pay much attention to what is happening in the Conference Room except to know when the crowd is becoming restless for nourishment. There was a distinctly generational vibe to […]

There have been some baffled remarks in the Conference Room lately about some things that have been happening in a minor professional sport. It is the Women’s National Basketball League, and recent events there have been pretty amazing. Sophie Cunningham and Kaitlin Clarke are the headliners in the news, as Sophie made her graphic statement […]