Racism
California may have created a template for a conversation about reparations, which we are bound to have. Repeat — may have. It is part of the “racial reckoning” ignited by the murder of ex-con George Floyd we are now experiencing. The idea of somehow “making whole” African-Americans who experienced loss because
Abortion
Don’t panic ladies -- abortion is still legal, depending on where you live (and assuming only women can get pregnant). Despite the U.S. Supreme Court reversing Roe v, Wade, no woman will be more than two states away from a state that permits -- some actually encourage --
Politics
Thursday’s hearing of the House committee investigating Jan. 6 might have been called Pressure Cooker -- Part II. The Tuesday hearing produced testimony from several elected Republican officials -- and from Donald J. Trump himself on recorded calls -- that the president tried to pressure them into not accepting
Politics
By Jack Goldsmith The evidence gathered by the Jan. 6 committee and in some of the federal cases against those involved in the Capitol attack poses for Attorney General Merrick Garland one of the most consequential questions that any attorney general has ever faced: Should the United States indict former
Politics
Tuesday was Hump Day for the House Jan. 6 committee, the fourth and halfway point. As things stand now, seven hearings will be held. In case you are new here, I concede the committee is out to “get Trump.” I also believe the first three hearings did not produce a
Animals
Sometimes I think some Americans are losing their minds. Other times I am sure of it. We live in a time where some people believe men can get pregnant, that math is racist, that gender can be changed like your underwear, and that a bumblebee is a fish. Now we
Donald J. Trump
I am happy that my blog attracts people from Left to Right. The vast majority of my subscribers read and enjoy (or not), but do not comment. The majority of people who do comment are male, which I kind of understand, and older, which I also understand, and lean Right,
Politics
Thursday was the day for Mike Pence’s turn in the spotlight, but the former vice president did not appear before the House Jan. 6 committee. Was he in the undisclosed location he was ushered to on Jan. 6? I don’t know whether his absence is a reflection of
Math
This column is about math, but don’t worry. It is not about math being racist, because that is a noodle invented by some harebrained academics seeking peer attention. Math is both an acquired, and a born, skill. You can learn math -- I somehow got through algebra and geometry
Immigration
By Lou Martelli Shortly after dinner there was a light tap on our front door. My mother answered; from the kitchen I could hear a woman’s voice, delivering a timid directive. “Please return this to Joe. My husband says that we really don’t need an extra one. Sorry.
Politics
Democrats hired a network executive to produce its January 6 hearings as, well, entertainment. In entertainment, you want to lead with sensation, to create buzz. If possible, you want to save the best for last because the last thing is what the audience best remembers. Last week’s hearing did
Racism
It began with an article posted on the NPR website. It seems that the catchy tune played by many ice cream trucks back in the day, “Turkey in the Straw,” actually was used by one songwriter for his lyrics of racial hatred. The facts seem fairly obvious, but that does