People can be excused for feeling depressed over the rash of bad news we’ve been hit with lately. Examples of which are:

the lack of progress in the Iran War;

the cost of the war—now well up in the billions of dollars;

the depletion of our stockpile of weapons, which could be a future problem;

the success of the Houthis in Yemen;

the record high cost of gas and diesel fuel;

the cost of living and inflation;

the federal deficit—$1.8 trillion added in the past 10 months;

the national debt—over $40 trillion, which sooner or later will have to be paid;

the news that insiders are so concerned about dangers with AI;

the closing of the Kennedy Center (unless it includes Trump’s name); and

the “60 Minutes” report about how people pay to get Presidential pardons.

But don’t despair. After all, there is some good news. President Trump did have a good round of golf in Ireland last week.

Ed McNulty
Beach Lake, PA