Friends, Happy Thursday. This edition of the Lens is going to focus, almost entirely, on a New York Times article posted Tuesday entitledIntimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him. I strongly suggest you read the entire article, however, I have pulled out the most salient information for your consideration. … Continue reading February 21st
Category: Trump
February 11th
Friends, With valentine’s day on the horizon, it seems Congress is feeling the love. Congressional negotiators have agreed in principal to an immigration deal to avoid another shutdown. Elsewhere, the world is a little less rosy – a new Presidential candidate with a temper, anti-Semitic tropes, and a “forgotten” Khashoggi report. Let’s dig in. Immigration … Continue reading February 11th
February 7th
Friends, The week past three days started with the State of the Union and ended with a Green New Deal. Somewhere in the middle, the state of Virginia devolved further into chaos after another statewide official admitted to wearing blackface and the Lt. Gov’s accuser went public. So, all in all, unfortunately, it’s just another … Continue reading February 7th
January 31st
Friends, While the majority of the country dealt with frigid temperatures, in the nation’s capital, the block, as they say, remained (blazingly) hot. Kamala Harris publicly called for nationalizing the health care industry, bipartisan appropriations negotiators began immigration talks, Venezuela’s socialist dictator threatened another Vietnam war and Trump disagrees with his own intelligence chiefs… what … Continue reading January 31st
January 28th
Friends, The City of Atlanta is expecting 1 inch of snow tomorrow. All essential state employees have been told to stay home, the City has issued a freeze warning, Emory University is closed and the City is grinding to a halt. God bless the South. That being said here are a few things that aren’t … Continue reading January 28th
January 14th
Friends, I will start this edition with a quote from a good friend: "I read fast but man, it's the Magna Carta every time Fordy". I took that to heart. It is clear that a normal edition of the Lens is much too long. However, the political climate of the day moves so quickly it’s seemingly … Continue reading January 14th
January 9th
Friends, Happy hump day! We are halfway through the work week… only two more days until two more days until Monday (again). Alas, unless you’re a federal employee, which I doubt you are, this week hasn’t been (relatively) that bad. How, you ask, can I make such a definitive statement? Aside from the fact that … Continue reading January 9th
December 10th
Friends, I meant to update everyone on Thursday but wanted to wait for the Mueller filings on Friday afternoon. So then I meant to send this out on Friday but had to mentally prepare for a Christmas party (shouts out to my fellow introverts). Then I was going to do it on Saturday but I … Continue reading December 10th
November 30th
Friends, Happy Friday! If you are reading this at work, leave. If you are reading this in the library, shut your laptop (after reading this) and go meet up with some friends. You deserve it. And anyways we are millenials, we can’t be expected to work after 6 on a Friday. **For older readers please … Continue reading November 30th