No Covid news today, but I have a suggestion:

To prevent the next presidential debate (if there is one) from becoming a mudbath like last night’s, President Trump should be fitted with a shock collar, similar to the kind used to train and discipline dogs. A shock collar, for those unfamiliar with the device, consists of a sturdy plastic strap around a dog’s neck, a receiver unit attached to the strap, and a remote-control device with buttons to adjust the severity of shock. At the lowest level is a tone, which alerts the dog that it’s doing something wrong; if it persists, the trainer transmits an electrical impulse to the receiver via the remote, which in turn transmits it to the dog’s neck, in degrees of strength from  1( mild discomfort) to 5 (very painful). With the shock collar fastened to Trump and the remote in the debate moderator’s hand, something resembling civility can be ensured. The first time Trump interrupts Biden, he gets the tone; the next time, bypassing all  grades in between, the moderator zaps him with the max, a 5. He’ll not forget it, believe me. I see no other way to train this man to play by the rules and behave like a rational human being.

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