John Casey

I didn’t sleep well Monday night, but in the couple of hours I did, I dreamed I was in Portland, Maine, riding around in a car I could fold up while I searched inside of a mall for a bathroom to use. Needless to say, when I woke up, I had no trouble findi... See more

Pete Hegseth has not held a Pentagon press conference since May 5. That's more than two and a half months of silence while the U.S. fights a war. The administration is claiming some of the past few weeks fell under a “ceasefire.” That’s just another in a ... See more

Thirty years ago, I had my first job in PR, at a small Midtown Manhattan firm. This was before HR complaints were really a thing, which was lucky for the managing director, because his behavior would have gotten him fired a dozen times over. He was also o... See more

There’s a scene in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that every kid and adult who grew up with it can recite by heart. Spoiled rich boy Francis Buxton, who would go on to become President of the United States (kidding, kind of), wants Pee-wee’s bike badly enough to... See more

I quit drinking almost five years ago, otherwise I’d be writing this column blind drunk after watching yesterday’s revolting performance from Pete Hegseth in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Instead, I’m blind with outrage and disgust at the ... See more