Faint Praise

“I don’t read the English newspapers. I’ve had about 25 years here in California, and I’ve never read a single English newspaper during all that time. In fact, one of the nicest things about living here is not reading English newspapers.” 

—Eric Idle, British comedian, actor and writer, in “Monty Python’s John Cleese and Eric Idle on 50 Years of ‘Flying Circus’ and the Trump and Brexit ‘Shitshow,’” Daily Beast, Nov. 10, 2019.

• Editorial Comment: Plus, the politics are so much better.

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