Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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Missing Pieces (1997). The songs on this album are "demos," but "Angela" is perfect. How it didn't make it onto an album is mind-boggling. The guitar solo by Steve Lynch is exquisite.

A scene from the recently concluded Tour de France. Click to enlarge.

The old saying “The fish rots from the head down” is usually meant as a metaphor for corruption and has become an increasingly appropriate definition given the number of kleptocrats who keep popping up in the Great Swamp surrounding this presidency. But it can equally be an apt phrase to describe cousin words “incompetence,” “nepotism” and, yes, “stupidity.”

Incompetence? Take the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, the planned separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, concocted apparently with no consideration of long-term unintended consequences.

Nepotism? The running of family corporate interests out of the White House annex, Trump Tower.

Stupidity? One need go no further than the neck to list the historical ignorance of statements from this president. (Examples: “Most people don’t even know [Lincoln] was a Republican” and “I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me.”)

Maybe it is high-time the proverbial fish is wrapped in newspaper and consigned to the garbage pail.

JIM HOHMAN

Shadyside

I have just authorized a doubling of Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum with respect to Turkey as their currency, the Turkish Lira, slides rapidly downward against our very strong Dollar! Aluminum will now be 20% and Steel 50%. Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2018

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Here is Kurt Schlichter's latest column.

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I bought my first bicycle on 9 August 1981, which is 37 years ago today. I've pedaled 100,838.8 miles, which is an average of 2,725.3 miles per year, 7.46 miles per day, and 52.2 miles per week.