President Donald Trump is a “Dangerous Psychopath”

The British, as we know, have a well-deserved reputation for phlegmatic stoicism. So I was more than merely surprised when Smedley, a veteran economic and financial attaché at the Embassy of the United Kingdom here in Washington, suddenly blew up at me during our regular bimonthly consultation at my office on Friday afternoon, right in… Continue reading President Donald Trump is a “Dangerous Psychopath”

The Internet Gets Pwned by NSA

Syria had everyone who is anyone in Washington – and their assistants – which includes me and Gretchen, of course, inside working today.  That’s a real shame because the weather was absolutely gorgeous outdoors and all I could do was look through the picture window at it as the sun shined down through a seventy-five… Continue reading The Internet Gets Pwned by NSA

Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!

We’ve never had an August day like this before in Washington, and we probably won’t ever again, either – with temperatures reminiscent of early fall and absolutely gorgeous breezes and sunshine.  Too bad I had to work inside, normally this time of year I’d be grateful for the air conditioning.  But Gretchen and I were… Continue reading Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!