There's also the "cabinet."

No idea if WP'ers are forced to listen to Fox for 4 years. Where would they find the time? Here's something that made me laugh. When the jury found the Candidate guilty of a felony, I decided to see how Fox was handling it. They never mentioned it, instead talking about the Biden "Crime Family"!

Correct. See my other responses. I had a problem with the use of the word "brainwash."

I agree. I didn't mention that I lived next door (Cornwall on Hudson) to West Point most of my life. My mother worked there. I had friends who went there. I ran distance races with many of them, played bridge with officers and teachers there. Never heard of any conduct I would call "brainwashing."

You are correct. They were Class of 51 and Class of 62. I have no recollection of their political stances back then as I was just a kid, but later in life the older one was a Trump diehard, the younger one was active for peace. I have never heard that the Academy brainwashed anyone however.

I do not believe that and wish you could clarify. My 2 BILs were West Point grads. One went on to vote for Trump’s first term. The other protested vigorously against war and did not vote for Trump. The academies are above supporting Trump.

Thanks. It was Cato, who ended all his speeches with "Carthago delenda est." He hated Carthage. Mostly a trade war, but man did those two countries fight.

"Fox delenda est!"

Rub dub just relaxin in the tub, thinkin everything was all right...

Thanks. Found a few friends from "over there". Happy to be here although the constant anti-Trump stuff gets a bit repetitive. (Correct stuff, just a bit too much!)

This is exactly right. Evaluating risk is tricky and complex. That is why Kahneman, Thaler and others contributed so many helpful studies on decision-making and risk. The scope is far greater than investment banking. Thank you.

Maybe the best example of what economists and sociologists call "confirmation bias."

@bubblesvampire.bsky.social

I would probably have sent the first sentence back to the writer and asked for it to be rewritten.

Last night my wife and I watched "Mona Lisa Smile" and there was one scene that touched me. The woman who had been lied to about her boyfriend said to the liar, "Why couldn't you just let me be happy." We can all help others by happy, and it's so easy to do.

Thanks Ariaa. When you get a minute, email me some of those enhancements for my own use. Sounds like a great idea.

The key to many of us is in the phrase "lack of consultation." If there were a process in which wasteful spending is eliminated, no one would complain. Talk about the baby and the bathwater

Good lesson. My wife is a power knitter and seamstress. I learned this the hard way.

Even worse here if you're a guy, believe me. Who are all these women so interested in a happily married 78 year old man?