- March 30, 2017
David Burress
Members of Congress pushing the investigation of Russia’s interference with the 2016 election are leaving the highly unfortunate impression that Russiagate hinges on finding a smoking-gun quid-pro-quo such that Trump traded promises of a favorable Russian policy after the election in turn for Russian help during the election. If true, I grant that would be ...
- March 29, 2017
David Burress
Johns Hopkins researchers driving with windows rolled down found the air in their cars–and the surfaces of beverage containers–heavily infected with antibiotic-resistant enterococci after following poultry trucks. If you ever suffer the misfortune of riding in a car behind a farm animal transport truck, make sure your windows are rolled up (but aren’t they always ...
- March 27, 2017
David Burress
The new GOP plan is to “let ACA fail,” which means destroying it from within. There are many small to medium technical changes they can impose to that effect. especially but not only with respect to funding. Trump has already begun that by stopping advertisements for the ACA exchange (so people won’t know their rights) ...
- March 27, 2017
David Burress
Is Ivanka planning to open a display showcase in the White House, or will her office be limited to finance, marketing, and industrial espionage?
Her security clearance will come in handy for the last-mentioned activity.
What’s interesting about Ivanka’s role is the absence of any real pretense that she has a non-commercial role. The planned merger of ...