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WHEN THE REAL NEWS ISN’T WHAT’S NEWS 20 February 2026
It has become a sad truth that headlines, shouts of “Breaking News” and screen crawls deliver just enough news to make it appear to all but the most curious that a story has been told, thereby leaving the bitter vetch they herald untasted. Grandiose schemes without substance hold center stage while suffering and pomposity grind […]
THE LEAST WORSE CHOICE PODIUM 13 February 2026
In a week where excellence was defined by gold, silver and bronze, the race for the maintaining sanity podium was rage, merely quaking with righteous indignation, or taking refuge in a state of amusement. To begin with the latter, President Donald Trump threatened to delay the opening of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor […]
THE SHAMELESS ARE RIDICULOUS 6 February 2026
“Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.” If the ancient Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca who wrote that had met Jeff Bezos and his ilk, he might have added the caveat. “but only in those decent enough to recognise, or care, when something is fundamentally wrong.” Shame is defined as “a painful feeling of […]
FILTH, FOOLS AND FELLOW TRAVELLERS 30 January 2026
It’s comforting to think that the ranks of those who worry that the idiom “The world is going to Hell in a handbasket” is true, are swelling by the day. The discomforting, and perforce ignored fact, is that an equally growing number are untroubled by the idiom “Do not accept fools gladly.”… Read the rest […]
THE STAR AND THE BIT PLAYER 23 January 2026
In amateur theater, being rejected as not good enough for a bit part is a hurtful snub. On the world stage, Donald Trump just turned that into a starring role, once again proving that he’s in a class of his own — just not in the way he fantasizes. After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney […]
THE GOOD OLD AND THE BLAME DAYS 16 January 2026
As much as it grieves me to say it, while “the good old days” and “blame it on the media” are simplistic cliches, in the space of two weeks, they have combined as a succinct summation of the state of the news business. The legendary journalist hotel, the Commodore in Beirut, which just closed forever, […]
ORATORY VERSUS OAFISHNESS 9 January 2026
Manners may “maketh the man”, but words distinguish leadership. A few hours before the U.S. raid into Venezuela, I watched “The Darkest Hour”, which ends with Sir Winston Churchill’s speech, that Edward R. Murrow encapsulated as: “He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.” The speech is best known for its clarion call: “We […]
RESOLUTIONS TO MAKE, EVEN IF THEY BREAK 2 January 2026
That few New Year’s resolutions are kept in full matters less than the recognition of defects that need to be addressed. Imagine how much of an improvement 2026 could be over last year if those who wield power made a few. The so-called “legacy media” could lead the way. At the bottom of a headline […]
A GRASP ON REALITY WOULDN’T GO AMISS 19 December 2025
Since we’re still intact, it’s safe to presume that despite conspiracy theorists, the object from outer space that just passed Earth really is a comet and not an alien battleship. Assuming those who really can wreck the world have a firm grasp on reality, perhaps less so. Venezuela, or at least President Donald Trump’s view […]
A SIMPLISTIC SOLUTION FOR WARS 12 December 2025
In 2024, 61 armed conflicts were recorded across 36 countries, 22 of which are currently classified as being in a state of war. All other efforts to “beat swords into plowshares” having failed, maybe it’s time to try the simplistic approach and just stop selling swords. Ukraine is the only conflict where national sovereignty and […]

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