Greetings! Word of the week: recession….The Wall Street Journal must agree. The outlet’s lead editorial asks, Will There be a Recession? My answer: look at your retirement accounts, my fellow Americans. However, WND advises its readers that the current stock market plunge represents a buying opportunity.  “Always bet on Trump,” says columnist Wayne Allyn Root…Donald Trump’s hit reality television show “The Apprentice,” NBC’s long-running program which debuted in 2004, is now available on Amazon Prime Video, according to the Associated Press. I confess that I never saw a single episode and I may watch a few shows to see what all the fuss is about. However, on a flight out to Dallas this weekend, I viewed the theatrical movie The Apprentice, which looked at young Trump’s relationship with reptilian lawyer Roy Cohn played to chilling  perfection by Jeremy Strong.  I give it a soft recommendation. On my flight back to New York this afternoon, I intend to see the movie Reagan starring Dennis Quaid as the conservative icon. Stay tuned for my one-sentence review…A Fox News op-ed came out against cutting NIH funding.  Two prominent doctors wrote that the cutbacks represent a surrender to disease.  “Among the many things that make America exceptional is our proud legacy of scientific research and discovery,” opined Drs. Theodore DeWeese and Robert Harrington. “Thanks to research funded by the National Institutes of Health, 90% of the children diagnosed this year with the most common form of leukemia will go on to be cured”…90s sitcom star Justine Batemen trashes Hollywood’s DEI quotas as “an insult to filmmaking,” according to Hollywood in Toto…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard

Greetings! Phrase of the week: tariff whiplash…It’s becoming more apparent to me that Rep. Al Green (D-TX) did reputational harm to the Democrats with his incoherent outburst at Trump’s Tuesday night speech.  For at least the next several days, he is now one of the faces of the Democratic party…NewsBusters shades HBO’s hit series “White Lotus” for last Sunday’s episode where one of the female characters admitted to her horrified two friends that her husband voted for Trump and that she goes to church every Sunday.  “The intent feels clear,” concluded writer Dawn Slusher, “a ‘scathing dig’ at Trump and a shaming of his voters, especially women.” IMHO, I though the scene was a realistic portrayal of a real-life situation that many of us may have encountered…Influential right wing author Douglas Murray believes MAGA is wrong about Ukraine, according to an article he wrote for the UK’s Spectator…. AMAC, the conservative alternative to AARP, argues that Maine is now a bellwether for how the nation is leaning politically.  And it’s moving to the right…This will only antagonize the right:  Texas A&M University is under fire from a Democrat-led campaign to compel the school to reinstate drag shows on the campus. My two cents: this is a stupid issue and Dems shouldn’t waste political capital on it.  Furthermore, it creates the perception that Dems are the party of drag shows, which is a losing political proposition.  And it gives Trump and his minions a talking point to bludgeon the Democrats. (Daily Caller)…In today’s news roundup, there are two stories with the same headline that reflects the sad truth of March 2025: “Dems in Disarray,” courtesy of the Daily Signal and SteveGruber.com… I’m taking a personal day on Monday. Back at you Tuesday…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard