The Mar-A-Lago Mafia August 25, 2026 MUST SHARE The Solo cups never lie: Here’s which party is better on the economy, jobs, and the debt. MUST SHARE II The President of Kazakhstan calls Trump, don of the Mar-A-Lago mafia (2 minutes). R.I.P. Though I never met her, I felt I knew Dolly Parton; and, like everyone, I really liked her. Here she is with my then-partner Scot Haller, whom we lost to AIDS 36 years ago: And here’s a remembrance that has to make you smile. Especially the part about her entering — and losing — a Dolly Parton look-alike contest. CLEAR THINKING ON IRAN From Foreign Affairs: Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail. I hope they’re wrong; but then I had hoped he’d make good on the bonds he once issued, too. I figured: with his own name on the bonds, he’d never let them default. Plus — how can lose money running a casino? Everything Trump Touches Dies. Bad news for almost everyone — though not China, Russia, North Korea, or the measles. Join Indivisible! Support the opposition!