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Five lessons learned from the Fauci fiasco

COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don't like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's doggedness and Anthony Fauci's supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his diary, almost every decision made by the medical industrial complex was exactly the wrong thing to do. Fauci has blown himself up, and almost overnight he has gone from hero to antihero. Politicians and the media didn't take note of the fact that Fauci had a track record of hysterical and erroneous ...

The Hamas ‘deal’

President Trump and members of his administration are (pick your metaphor) whistling past the graveyard, engaging in wishful thinking and/or deluding themselves into believing a demon can be transformed into an angel. The Trump administration has announced a "deal" has been reached between the terrorist group Hamas that has occupied Gaza for years and Israel that will lead to Hamas' disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the strip. What would supposedly follow is a rebuilding of Gaza, which has been reduced to rubble. Much of the world and its media blame Israel for the ...

10 new coaches reshape NFL sidelines

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Saleh sees being in the NFL as a blessing no matter if it's the first, second or even third time around with yet another team. "We're the luckiest people in the world," Saleh said. His second chance as an NFL head coach came in Tennessee with the Titans, ...

Reds scores twice in 8th to beat Athletics

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart drew walks leading off the eighth inning against Hogan Harris and both scored on wild pitches to help the Cincinnati Reds hand the Athletics a sixth straight loss, 5-4 on Tuesday night. Julian Garcia (2-2) struck out two in a scoreless ...

Pirates fall to Brewers, who win 70th game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered, Logan Henderson allowed two runs in six innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night. Henderson (6-1), whose only loss was in early May, allowed four ...

Brees’ career was intangibles over measurables

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees of three decades ago was disinclined to indulge fantasies of becoming a pro football star, believing instead that baseball was the sport he'd play in college. "Look, I was 6-foot, 170 pounds," the New Orleans Saints' career passing leader said in an ...