27 Oct, 2021
Laundered legacies
When Richard Nixon died, those of us on the antiwar side of the barricades during his misbegotten presidency were driven to new lows of cynical despair by the image-washing...
26 Sep, 2018
Lie and deny
“It is difficult to keep my head from exploding with each new day’s political developments. So now Rod Rosenstein is...
18 Nov, 2016
How to Scrap the Electoral College
“Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham...
10 Nov, 2016
Patriarchy’s Last Stand
“The future is (still) female. The bumper sticker and T-shirt that have long energized women and girls, and many male...
10 Nov, 2016
Our worst nightmare has come to pass
“The American people voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by about 225,000 votes. But Trump was right: the system...
31 Oct, 2016
If Trump Is Defeated It Is Because of the Progressive Majority
“The Dickens opening to The Tale of Two Cities—it was the best of times and the worst of times– continues...
23 Oct, 2016
War or Peace?
“The most consequential statement by Secretary Clinton in last night’s debate was her pronouncement that a no-fly zone over Syria...
23 Oct, 2016
Open letter to Secretary Clinton and Senator Kaine
“I am unreservedly delighted that Secretary Clinton picked Senator Kaine and assume that all is on track for both of...
21 Oct, 2016
Left Unsaid at the Third Debate
“Donald Trump waited one day before delivering the punch line to his sad joke, “I will keep you in suspense”...
16 Oct, 2016
Meet the Millennial Vote
“I am an old millennial, one who just barely squeezes into the age category. I graduated high school in 2000....
11 Oct, 2016
The Final Days Of Donald Trump
“Until a few weeks ago, historians of the US presidency were fixed on Donald Trump’s meteoric and unpredictable rise. Now...
30 Sep, 2016
The Debate: They Both Bombed It
“There was more than one loser in the big debate, but that’s no surprise. I hardly expected any issues of...
29 Sep, 2016
Presidential Debate Recommendations
“Like many others, I was deeply disturbed by much of what I heard (and saw) during the presidential debate on...
15 Sep, 2016
Whose Finger? On What Button?
“Through a combination of denial, lack of empathy, fear-mongering, security jargon and political dysfunction, the question of what to do...
30 Aug, 2016
What’s Really Behind the Election
“You don’t have to be a poet to breathe new possibilities into an old, familiar metaphor. Recently, for example, author...