Greetings! Hegseth in the Hot Seat (again): The Daily Princetonian published an article over the weekend charging embattled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with plagiarizing “small portions” of his senior thesis. “A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying,” according to reporter Sena Chang. “But while the three experts all said that the passages violated Princeton’s academic honesty regulations, they differed on whether the violations were serious or too minor to matter.” Hegseth graduated the Ivy League school in 2003.  Townhall calls the article a "nothing burger"....Another week, another Wall Street Journal editorial throwing shade on some aspect of the amoral Trump administration.  This time, the WSJ takes aim at the Trump family's troubling crypto business which gives all appearances of selling access to the president.  Basically, the administration is charged with overseeing the tokens that the Trump family is hawking.  The editors say it’s inviting trouble.  I say it stinks!...Dept. of Sticks & Stones: Trump insulted network TV journalist Martha Raddatz in a post last night Truth Social.  He called her “an old timer on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!)” and went on to imply she’s a loser and a hater. Worth noting: Trump misspelled her name...News flash. Trump can take a joke. MAGA activist Shawn Faresh has carved out a nice living for himself as a Trump impressionist.  He’s won over many fans including a certain resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  Our contributor Michael Lovito has all the details in his latest article for TheRighting...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Pope Leo has criticized the Trump administration in the past.  What are the odds POTUS picks a fight in the next six months with the new leader of the Catholic church?...It’s exactly 400 days until Trump’s 80^th birthday.  Never too early to start planning a $20 million military parade to celebrate our mad king….Weekend Watch: Offbeat pick today. The magnificent inlets and bays of Long Island are on my mind as I head out tomorrow to the Jones Beach Inlet to start my summer fishing routine. Therefore, it’s only natural that I’m recommending the short documentary The Bay Houses of Long Island.  Available for free on YouTube (betcha thought I was going to pick Conclave)....Weekend Read: I have an enduring respect and admiration for our steadfast ally and neighbor to the north. So it’s only fitting this week that I steer you toward a couple of nonfiction books I just finished about two of Canada’s favorite sons.  Lorne, written by Susan Morrison, takes a deep dive into the life, times and heady accomplishments of Lorne Michaels, the creator and guiding force behind “Saturday Night Live.”  Both the show and Canadian-born Michaels are still going strong after 50 years.  Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, another Canadian, weighs in with a cheerful look at his charmed life (and virtually unlimited expense accounts) in Manhattan’s glitzy magazine trenches of the 90s and aughts in the autobiography When the Going Was Good.  Both Michaels and Carter had an outsize influence on American culture and we are all richer because of it.  Thank you Canada!...If you keep reading, I’ll keep scrolling. Howard