4/8/2025   Opinion Letters   A Quiz Question on the Debt How many years it would take to spend a trillion dollars at the rate of one million a day?   April 8, 2025 1:50 pm ET       12     Regarding Hugh F. Wynn’s “The Painful Parade of Zeroes” (Letters, April 7):…

..4/8/2025 Remember when the former head of Exxon then secy of state called Trump a moron, remember how long he lasted after that? Musk criticizes Navarro, Navarro shoots back Trump was known for high turnover in his first admin, here we go again.

I Robot is Here

3/6/2025   the classic satire of TPC the Phone Company  

3/5/2025 I think Higher Ed is  about like the coyote and the road runner in this image Jason Riley in the WSJ has this summation. A social-media post last month from the Trump administration triggered fainting spells throughout the academy. The National Institutes of Health, which funds biomedical research, announced that it is reducing the…

2/25/20\25   Earths Kitt Introduces Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66

    Old steelmaking equipment in Dortmund commemorates the area’s industrial past. Germany’s economy has relied on analog technologies, but that approach is falling behind. Photo: Martin Meissner/Associated Press By Bertrand Benoit   Updated Feb. 21, 2025 12:00 am ET               Explore Audio Center BERLIN—A decade ago, Germany was…

2/21/2025 d Crowe It seems to be a matter of faith among protectionists that trade deficits make the U.S. an economic loser. President Trump considers America’s trade imbalances with Canada, Mexico and China a matter of grave concern. At the same time, since taking office he’s announced several ambitious plans to increase foreign investment in…

Michael Douglas at his best

1/14/2025 Back when people danced together