Comparison: Russians had a saying that today would apply to more than a few other countries: “It’s easier to turn an aquarium into fish soup than to turn fish soup into an aquarium.” Thomas Friedman, working hard to describe the utterly complex and difficult historical and human culture moment in which we find ourselves, borrows a Russian saying to capture the essence of worldwide human experience of tech, policy, governance, and related matters. Context: In 2011, the histori

Comparison: He's the imitation crab of kings right now; the ‘I can't believe it’s not king.’ Jon Stewart, after comparing the Republican President's policies and record against the Declaration of Independence, decides that Trump while not a full-on “KING“ is what he calls “undeniably king adjacent.“ Context: [Jon Stewart on checking the Declaration of Independence to see if it allows any insight about whether Donald J. Trump is behaving as a king-like leader:] Admittedly, it'

Comparison: They were the carrots in the third-grade play. Michael Lewis, he of Moneyball and The Big Short , needed a succinct way to peg non-attention-seeking, government public servants; he found it at a local elementary school. Context: [Concerning Government Agency Public Servants:] Even their nominations [for a largely unknown honor for exceptional public service work called the Sammies] feel modest. Never I did this, but we did this. Never look at me, but look at this