I think embroidered frock coats are overdue for a come back.

Though not an American I have been a believer in America all my adult life. I try to have the sense of history your essay embodies so well. And I am naturally an optimist. But this year I am more and more inclined to give up hope for you all. I know it has been worse before. But the trend now …

The fact that the USSC has lost Bill Kristol on this issue says a great deal.

What could they think of today? First up perhaps they would be staggered by the wealth of the poor. Give them a year and they would be revolutionaries again?

If only it were that simple. The dead and dying would include their neighbors, the workers who install it, the families of the workers whose work clothes are washed and dried at home, subsequent owners of the house, people doing repairs on or demolition of the house, and on and on …

There you have it one paragraph- a stunning portrait of political decay. If was just the decadence of a party it would one thing. But it is hard to avoid the conclusion that it is the decadence of a very large part of the country.

The parade was a silly idea. But if doing it at all, covering the history is a good idea. That was an 80 year old tank. Squeaks expected.

Notable indeed. Is she too a Catholic convert? So many … tensions.

Thank you! From the antipodes I don’t have vice presidential spouses names top of mind.

But who is Usha?

One or both of you are history buffs I see.

His reaction?