Why name names in the first place? It’s hard to tell which paragon of good government he resembles more: J. Edgar Hoover or Joe McCarthy. Which sets a worse example for young T-ball players? Drug use or a witch hunt?
Sphere: Related ContentAs more and more people are beginning to sense, the Democrats may have missed the boat with Hillary Clinton. If she’s nominated, winning the election will be no promenade up the gangplank of the ship of state. Instead, it will be a flying leap from pier to deck, hands grasping at the railing.
Sphere: Related ContentBetter late than never.
Hillary Clinton’s Iran vote not only gives Bush a free pass to attack, it demonstrates an ignorance of foreign policy as frightening as his.
Sphere: Related ContentNo, not by his own hand. Nor was it that God. But he may have helped trigger the death of a basketball god. Find out how.
Sphere: Related ContentNo, not by his own hand. Nor was it that God. But he may have helped trigger the death of a basketball god. Find out how.
Sphere: Related ContentLife as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate is not as awash in laurels as you might think. Aung San Suu Kyi (1991) has spent 10 of the last 17 years under house arrest. Meanwhile, Mohamed ElBaradei (2005) has been the object of an ongoing campaign by the administration to make him look like a fool.
Sphere: Related ContentYou remember history. It’s that stuff that those who don’t remember it should and those who remember it too much shouldn’t. The US and Iran’s mutual history — all history, in fact — can be broken down to two basic grievances that even a child can understand. In other words: He hit me first and it’s not fair.
Sphere: Related ContentModern national politics has become an electronic, press-mediated wall that prevents the electoral from truly getting to know their candidates and vice versa. Data mining, robo-calls and micro-targeting are lousy ways for the governed to get to know the would-be governors.
Sphere: Related ContentThe tasing of a student by U of Florida police has sparked a new round of debates over police power/abuse. I wish we could trust our law enforcement completely, but I remember a late-night encounter with a proudly racist cop 20 years ago, and the truth is that there are some seriously bad seeds on our police forces.
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