Italy faced formidable problems heading into opening day of the 2026 Winter Olympics:  funding shortfalls, warm weather, nagging delays in construction and unsaid worries of the International Olympic Committee.  Surprisingly, even for the government of Italy, all went well.  In fact, it was all a true success. "They have been fantastic," IOC President Kirsty Coventry said in her address to members at the Olympic body's session. "It could not happen without incredible teamwork... and we had it every step of the way." Italy itself earned its most medals ever, including 10 golds.  Francesca Lollobrigida won the 3000 meters race in an Olympic record time on her 35th birthday, and added a second gold.  She is the great-niece of the late legendary Italian  actress Gina Lollobrigida. While there were no major terroristic threats, the Games operated under extreme security, cyber-sabotage by Russia, uncontrolled drones and, yes, a  Penisgate Controversy : Repor...

  I'll begin this week with a quick summary of what is happening in the U.S. and World.  The U.S. Supreme Court went into session today.  Don't expect much this year.  How to survive President Trump will be their primary goal. The Nobel Prize announcements have begun. Six of them are awarded in physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, peace and economics. Established by the will of Swedish inventor ( dynamite )  Alfred Nobel  since 1901.  The award in economics was added in 1969. Swedish organizations select the winners in all categories, except for peace, which comes from Norway.  Why?  No one knows for sure, except that this was specified in Nobel's will. Today, U.S. scientists Mary Rundow (64) and Fred Ramsdell (64), and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi (74), were named recipients of the  prize for medicine.   Their work relates to how we keep our immune system under control.  They each get $400,000, but more importantly...

Sure, the Supreme Court is being influenced by associate justices from Donald Trump's first term.  And of course, it is a conservative court.  However, their final decision for this season was announced today, and gives Trump what he wanted.  Block birthright citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, and also, in effect, curtailing the power of individual district court judges.  I can't believe they are colluding with him.  They must be just buying time to avoid judgement day, for if Trump defies a major decision by them, he becomes a dictator, for the Supreme Court, and too the U.S. Congress, don't have any enforcement powers.  The makers of our Constitution screwed up with this flaw.  By what happened today, American Democracy seems safe until next October. The U.S.dollar has dipped to a 3-year low.   Why?  Blame President Donald Trump. What this means is you are paying more for imported goods.  Maybe Trump is getting what he...

This blog site has been operative for 17 years.  Over the years, I've averaged 500 readers/day.  For some reason, my blog yesterday,  MARCH MADNESS, 15 CRAIGSIDE, BROADWAY and LUCY,  drew more than 6,000 people.  I don't know why, for this was just a hodgepodge of assorted and minor things on my mind. Today, however, I focus on the most dangerous person on Planet Earth, President Donald Trump.  Contrary to the views of many, The Donald is not insane or mad.  And yes, there is a difference.  Insane connotes a severe mental illness, while mad leans in the direction of just being angry or upset.   I've been articulating on this matter for a long time, and Ross Rosenfeld of the  New Republic  disagrees with me, and says it well. There Is No Method to Trump's Madness.  He's Simply Insane .  Some tidbits. “They say an old man is twice a child,” Rosencrantz   remarks   in Shakespeare’s   Hamlet,   as he a...