It is astounding just how grossly ignorant Trump is about everything. It allows every unscrupulous actor, foreign and domestic, to manipulate him. Today was Netanyahu's turn. Every time I think we've reached the nadir, we descend.


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich