Trump nominates U.S. attorney Jay Clayton as DNI after pushback over Bill Pulte — and Jay will be easy to confirm — Congress loves him. June 12, 2026

90% chance Krugman has this right —Paul Krugman says there’s zero chance the Fed will cut rates any time soon. June 11, 2026

June 11, 2026

American doctors want their leading lobby to drop its nice guy routine with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. June 11, 2026

I want to do color paintings to illustrate my favorite verses of poetry. My book on Omar Khayyam has many of my paintings from 20 years ago. I want to do Alice, and Oz, and Beatles, and Paul Simon and Donovan, and many poets. June 11, 2026

50 years ago, when I was 30, people wanted to hear poetry and they sought to puzzle out its June 11, 2026

June 11, 2026

All enemies of USA are uniting — What Xi and Kim gained from their summit in North Korea — and this is not good news. We are about to be facing a foe as strong as USSR ever was. June 11, 2026

Your Social Security check could be cut by $500 a month in 2032. The new amount for me will be $600/month. But my need for money in 2032 will be zero most likely, unless I live to be 86. June 11, 2026

June 11, 2026