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Private Jets
Donald Trump’s speech to the U.N. yesterday was fantastic and definitely not an ego-driven tantrum. Totally in line with the “presidential voice.”
Cornerstone of the Capitol
Signifying Nothing
Dressed to Kill
Despite being our poorest president, Truman had all of his suits tailor-made and was always impeccably dressed. He never really stopped being that haberdashery owner from Missouri. Truman was so dedicated to his formal appearance, that his measurements are publicly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
72 years from the bombing of Nagasaki. Is it coincidence that this week, of all weeks, we’re also talking about increased threats of nuclear war? Let’s hope so.
We Live To Tread On Kings
To Eleanor Roosevelt’s credit, she later visited Hiroshima to survey the aftermath of the bombing and would often call for our collective better wisdom in the future. Our good friend Harry S Truman, on the other hand, only offered condolences[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…