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Michelle Obama is an extraordinarily able person — bright, sensitive, politically savvy, and accomplished. She also has populist sensibilities and progressive political views that have made her a political and social force around the world. For these reasons, it is… Read moreMichelle Obama in 2016
Talked on the phone with my Mom tonight. She is 80-something and pretty much blind. She has been complaining that she is shrinking and nothing in her multiple closets of clothes fits her. My sister took her shopping yesterday —… Read moreBut Your Posture’s Still Excellent
Here is a great toy for those parents who regret having had children too late to have to explain the Village People. As the packaging indicates, this is a toy for children ages 4 and up. (It can’t be marketed… Read moreA Lovely Toy
The Department of Justice reportedly filed papers today asking the court to set aside Ted Stevens’ conviction on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct — DOJ withheld potentially helpful evidence from the defense. DOJ now says that it will not seek… Read moreTed Stevens