Today, I bring you my assessment of Donald Trump’s first 100 (or so) days. I meant to publish this two weeks ago, but when I got into it, I realized it was going to be a much bigger job than I thought. One reason for that is that, when I took on the challenge of evaluating Trump’s work since taking office on Jan. 20, I was not aware of how many promises, including big, bold promises, he’d made during his campaign.

In preparing for this, I’ve read at least two dozen “report cards” – from the far left to the far right of the political spectrum, and from the heights of the Ivory Tower to its mildewed basement. What this means, to you, is that you have before you the longest “Just One Thing” essay I’ve ever published in this venue.

But first, some ruminations from my Journal and six brief news items that you might have missed.

And at the end, some bits and pieces for your amusement.