Politics
I filed yesterday's column about an hour after the debate ended. I did not look at any analysis because I want to give you my opinion, unaffected by what others say. I also like to post fast because people will read one, two or three pieces, but not
Politics
Before analyzing the debate, let’s remember that moderator Dana Bash described the first debate four years ago as a “shit show,” while Philly-born moderator Jake Tapper called it “horrific,” and later drew parallels between Donald J. Trump and Adolf Hitler. And yet, Trump accepted CNN’s offer to host
Politics
Who will win Thursday's presidential debate? It depends who is scoring it. There are three “judges” on the tribunal. # The (anti-Trump) Mainstream Media will see it one way, despite whether Donald J. Trump comes out rude and vicious, or polite and toned-down. (Don’t bet on the latter.
Immigration
Of course it is a cheap, election-year stunt, but that doesn’t mean that it’s wrong. I reference President Joe Biden’s just-announced policy to clear the way to legal status for the undocumented spouses of American citizens. There are several provisos, a key one being that they must
Politics
Europe’s recent lurch to the right in balloting for the European Parliament concerns me as an American, because so much evil has come out of Europe’s Right. To be precise, Nazis and other fascists. And yet I know the lurch to the right comes as a response to
Immigration
Throughout most of my life, one of America’s shared beliefs was that immigration was a good thing, maybe because so many of my generation had grandparents or great grandparents who were born elsewhere. They came here following the existing laws. They came to America to build a better life,
Politics
As an unpaid (and unrequested) unofficial advisor to the Joe Biden campaign who has made previous suggestions, such as here and here I have to call the freelance appearance of Robert De Niro an unforced error. Lots of reasons why. First, the Biden campaign said it would not comment on
Joe Biden
At the risk of alienating my (few) progressive friends, I have diagrammed an end-around play to save Joe Biden’s floundering presidential campaign. He needs to create a Sister Souljah moment: Kick the Squad and the extreme Left to the curb, occupy the center and double down on unqualified support
Culture
On Monday, Fox News Channel ran with the story that former presidential press secretary Jen Psaki made an error, or lied, when her new book claimed President Joe Biden did not look at his watch during a dignified transfer of the remains of troops killed in Afghanistan. Fox went crazy,
Politics
In my last column, I wrote about the paradox President Joe Biden has created for himself — promising “ironclad” support for Israel while simultaneously pausing shipment of offensive arms. I said he was going wobbly on Israel. Certainly one of the reasons is domestic politics. He told a reporter at the
Israel
President Joe Biden is facing a kobayashi maru problem, which Star Trek fans recognize as a choice with only bad outcomes. On the one hand, he has made Israel “ironclad” promises of support. This is because Israel is a long, valued ally, now fighting Hamas, a terrorist organization pledged to
Cartoon
As you know by now, publishing does not (necessarily) mean agreement. It just means it made me laugh, and this one has an unexpected edge.