21 Nov, 2016
The National Interest and the Trump Interest
“As the Trump administration takes shape, one fact seems unassailable: We have an unprecedented situation in which, step by step,...
21 Nov, 2016
Welcome to the Twilight Zone
“Existentialists contend that humanity has a streak of irrational absurdity that defies logical understanding. The Donald Trump presidential victory rouses...
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...
16 Nov, 2016
A Nation Up for Grabs
“And so we are a nation up for grabs. Racist populism trounces . . . uh, trumps . . ....
15 Nov, 2016
Did Trump Voters Know That They Were Voting for White Nationalism?
“Amid the head-scratching about how Trump got elected, there are a number of theories being presented. Obama thinks that Trump...
13 Nov, 2016
No
“Is Donald Trump a Hitler nouveau? Probably not. Still, in this time of preparing a switch from mild, articulate…” Tom...
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...
10 Nov, 2016
These are strange days
“What is happening to America? The Trump-Pence jolt throws a weird uncertainty over the future.” James A. Haught Published in:...
3 Nov, 2016
Cop Killers and Trump
“When you hear that a police officer was ambushed and shot to death, what is your first image? For many...
30 Oct, 2016
Republicans have but two choices
“To cut to the chase: Republican politicians and party leaders have two options and only two.” Gordon Fellman Published in:...
24 Oct, 2016
Bad Hombre
“Watching the 2016 campaign is hypnotically akin to the gawker slowdown that affects traffic with the slightest accident.” Tom H....
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”...
18 Oct, 2016
America’s Dangerous Moment
“On the eve of the third and (thank God!) final presidential debate, the main item still in question is not...