President Donald Trump had a dream. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times published an op-ed about Creatures from the Green Lagoon . A few quotes: A historian once told me that the presidency would distill Donald Trump to his essence. That essence, it turns out, is trillions of microscopic organisms that suck up all the oxygen and endanger life around them. The algae is a perfect metaphor to reflect on our unreflective president and his impulsive and solipsistic style of governing. This is the hallowed site where Marian Anderson serenaded a throng after getting banished from Constitution Hall for her race, and where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech to an even bigger crowd around the 2,028-foot pool. Reports of Trump victories, with the knotty issues of Iran and the reflecting pool, are premature. Iran is gloating about Trump’s bad deal. Senate Republicans who normally don’t have the temerity to challenge Trump are deriding it. And the hydrogen peroxide t...
Well, Iran and U.S. Memorandum of Understanding representatives met on Sunday, and again today....but issued conflicting statements as to what was discussed . And in case you were wondering, there are three spellings for the mountain resort where this is occurring: Bürgenstock, Burgenstock and Buergenstock, the latter one being the English version. I gave most of following numbers last week, but here is Time magazine's accounting of the U.S.-Iran War by the numbers , since 28February2026. Killed. Iran 3,636, but 2,100 were civilians. Lebanon, 4,000, but over a million displaced. USA, 13 service members, but 400 wounded. Israel, a few dozen defense forces, but 39 citizens. Global economic impact: $2.2 trillion. Damage to Iran economy, $270 billion. Cost of Operation Fury, $29 billion according to Defense Secretary Hegseth, but some in the media have speculated that the actual amount should be closer to $50 billion. U.S. fired more Patriot missiles in the first fo...