WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

The snake http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/30/14427228/donald-trump-snake-story-refugees There is a story Donald Trump liked to...

Being Human & Humane

I have said this time and again... money cannot buy EMPATHY or BASIC HUMAN DECENCY. I think there should be a test before a family can hire ...

THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE

Steve Bannon called himself a Leninist. What did he mean? http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/22/steve-bannon-trump-s-top-guy-told...

HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE

Problems with Trump's ill-conceived immigration order already become apparent. It's illegal, it's unAmerican, and it's havin...

I CAN'T STAND HIM

Me neither https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Jp-j2PeO8 Trump really just doesn't care about getting his facts right -- who knows where h...

UNFALSIFIABLE

We are learning more and more about how this guy's brain works. It isn't just that he's highly susceptible to fake news and cons...

A NEW PUBLIC POLICY FOR A NEW INDIA by Shiv Visvanathan

What makes public policy exciting and potentially inventive is the contested nature of the public sphere. It is anchored in a diversity of p...

CONSPIRACY THEORIST

Trump's insatiable need to prove he really won the election drives him to order a "major investigation" into massive voter fra...

HAVING FUN YET?

You have to love it when the press secretary's favorite words are "demoralizing" and "frustrating" http://www.msnbc....

NOT GOING AS PLANNED

Enjoy every minute of it. An illegitimate, unpopular, unqualified president is now expected to govern -- and he is already mired in dysfunct...

ALTERNATIVE FACTS

Trump and the gang spent Saturday complaining about the inaugural crowd estimates, and putting out their own ridiculous and easily documente...

LADIES DAY

Women's march in DC dwarfs Trump's inauguration numbers, plus protests across the country and around the world. Compare the photos w...

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

   Imposed on the country through Russian interference in the election. Historically unpopular. Already facing multiple investigations and d...

I'M NOT WATCHING

I have better things to do http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/worst-president-elect-ever Worst. President-Elect. Ever. [read on!] http:...

KEEP LOOKING

Six! http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/01/six-agencies-are-investigating-trump-russia-ties Six Agencies Are Investigating Trump-Rus...

Oh My Valentine, Please Sign The Prenup!!!

Let's take religion out of this first. There are obviously going to be two sides to this issue. In favour: they are being realistic as a...

Ngui Chap Wong @ Plaza Damas

It's location prob made it hard to be discovered. It's at Plaza Damas but not inside the mall. It's among the rows of shops outs...

A DIFFICULT DIAGNOSIS

Suddenly Obamacare is popular, and the Republicans are in disarray about what to replace it with http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/17/16...

CLSA FengShui Predictions 2017

After a fowl year in 2016, how will  you  and the  Hang Seng Index  fare  with the plucky Rooster in 2017? Our 23rd Feng Shui guide offers a...

OUR PRESIDENT

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/obama_s_legacy_will_be_inspirational_rather_than_transformational.html Obam...

WHO CARES?

Ethics, shmethics http://crooksandliars.com/2017/01/chief-ethics-lawyers-trump-will-be Chief Ethics Lawyers: Trump Will Be In Violation Of C...

THE FIRST LADY

I've been chided by loyal readers that we've run too many photos of Trump's ugly mug as the first thing people see when they ope...

ETHICALLY CHALLENGED

GOPer wants to punish the government ethics officer who questioned Trump's phony "trust" arrangement http://nymag.com/daily/in...

"TRUST ME"

Trump's "solutions" to his conflicts of interest actually make them worse http://www.vox.com/2017/1/12/14242290/trump-dubai-de...

ANY QUESTIONS?

Well, like everything else you won't see a press conference like a Trump press conference. It starts with not one but TWO introductions....

Bank Negara May Have Switched On A Bull Run

Post Published: 5 Dec 2016 Update: When I wrote the post, the majority canned my piece. But this is not a "I told you so" thing. ...

BLACKMAILED?

I thought Obama's farewell address would be the lead item today, but these are two massive stories. No one knows where this is headed #1...

POLITICAL EMOTIONS

A well-done video (thanks to CM for the link, below). Reading through the awfulness of Trump, I think we also need to see why this message r...

DID RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING AFFECT THE OUTCOME?

HELL YES! https://thinkprogress.org/trump-mentioned-wikileaks-164-times-in-last-month-of-election-now-claims-it-didnt-impact-one-40aa62ea500...

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Political reflections on Trumpism in a global context, from Michael Walzer -- and what to do now https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_arti...

HACKED

A declassified version of the intelligence report on Russian hacking is released. It tells us that Vladimir Putin directly ordered an "...

BELLY LAUGHS

Of course https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-intercepts-capture-senior-russian-officials-celebrating-trump-win/2017/0...

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Trump dismisses "so called" Russian hacking, insults the "intelligence" community, and sets up a big fight with his part...