Skip to main content

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

May. 7, 2025

Greetings! Memo to Sean Duffy: Your bumpy ride as Secretary of Transportation will become rockier today as the Real ID program kicks off at the nation’s already congested airports.  Expect air travel to become increasingly chaotic, especially in the wake of the terrifying news about air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty Airport losing contact with aircraft.  Suggested reading for anyone flying the unfriendly skies while the under-qualified Duffy remains at the helm: Erica Jong’s 1973 best-selling novel Fear of Flying…In recognition of the Mad King’s growing obsession with reopening Alcatraz as a prison, here are four movies that may be on Donald Trump’s White House screening watchlist: Escape from Alcatraz, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Rock and Six Against the RockHelp wanted: The Daily Signal, a DC-based outlet affiliated with the conservative Heritage Foundation, is beefing up its reporting staff. After adding a Virginia-based reporter earlier this year, the company is seeking to hire an experienced Ohio-based correspondent.  “We decided to add Ohio next because it’ll also feature a high-profile governor’s race next year with Vivek Ramaswamy, plus it’s the home state of VP JD Vance,” Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey wrote me. “Ohio’s General Assembly is active on several issues we monitor, including education, elections, and ESG.” Smart move!…Megyn Kelly has the fastest-growing podcast in right-wing media, according to TheRighting’s exclusive research.  Since endorsing The Donald the night before the November 2024 election, the popularity of  “The Megyn Kelly Show” has soared…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard