Tonight 9PM emanating from CNN in Atlanta is the first Trump-Biden debate of 2024.     I provided details on Monday .  How important is this face-off compared to debates in all of history? Is the earth flat? Is earth the center of the universe?   Nicolaus Copernicus in 1580 begged to say otherwise, quietly, and so did Galileo a couple decades later. There were various debates around 1776, and one  Great Debate  had to do with the Constitution. Lot of Great Debates regarding the history of the USA. Unit 1:   How Should Society Balance the Need for Tolerance with the Need to Protect Itself? Unit 2: How Powerful Should the National Government Be?   Unit 3: Who Should Be Allowed to Vote?    Unit 4: Should Women Have Equal Treatment Under the Law?    Unit 5: How Should Americans Treat the Land?    Unit 6: Has Industrialization Produced More Benefits or More Problems for the Nation?    Unit 7: Should the Unit...

  This will be a crucial week for Donald Trump.   Might begin okay today, as  Judge Aileen Cannon continues to hear arguments  regarding the classified documents trial dealing with specifics of the case.  Being a Trump appointee, Cannon has already made too many concessions to Trump's team, for she could well be replaced.    In any case, all these matters must be on the mind of Trump when he should be focused on the June 27 debate against Joe Biden, while awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on immunity from prosecution for his attempted coup on 6January2021.   In any case, the worst Trump could get in this trial would be a small slap on the wrist.  There is so little time and more important matters upcoming. In 2020, three debates were scheduled, but Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis cancelled one.  The  first debate  drew 73 million viewers (third most watched of all debates) was won by Biden.  This is the one Biden ...

This is our nation's 247th birthday.   Time  magazine this morning had two articles providing a slightly different view of what really happened in 1776: July 1776 Was a Shotgun Wedding .  In effect, the Continental Congress saved Democracy from almost certain civil war by finding a way to cooperate. America's "Real" Independence Day is not July 4 .   That day should have been 2 July 1776.  Why?  Read the article. The  New York Times  this morning said: Drones and lasers are becoming   more popular as an alternative to fireworks , minimizing wildfire risks.  Also pet friendly and will not cause any air pollution. Coco Gauff lost in the first round of Wimbledon. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo are favored to win today's Nathan's hot dog eating contest. There was a two-hour delay because of weather, but Chestnut ( only ate 62, not the record 76 ) and Sudo ( 39.5, before the delay ) did win their Mustard Belts.  I find this compet...

I said yesterday that I would provide more details about China's new covid crisis today.  Well, I couldn't find anything more, so will continue my search and lay out the situation on Thursday, my day for this virus. Instead, a little bit of everything to bring you up to date on even the most eclectic of topics, like the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals.  The only ice hockey games I watch are during some of the Winter Olympics. I begin with what the  New York Times  sends me every morning, a summary of what happened and will.  To begin, this is their expectation of a very hot summer: Hawaii looks to be great, so come over if you have a lot of money.  Also Blowout win:   The Miami Heat   beat the Boston Celtics   in Game 7. They will face the Denver Nuggets in the N.B.A. finals. Golden Knights advance, too:   Las Vegas is back in the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in the franchise’s six-year history after a   6-0 rout ...