Media
“Freedom of the press is fragile,” says Patricia Campos Mello, a Brazilian journalist who works for Folha de Sao Paulo, and who knows more than I about the subject. She is one of four journalists featured in “Endangered,” a 90-minute documentary now on HBO. It was recommended to me by
Democracy
We say, “Happy July 4th,” but what do we mean by this? We mean “happy Independence Day,” celebrating the birth of a unique nation, destined to become the wealthiest, most powerful nation, most free in the world. The 4th addressed the world with a Declaration, which said, “We hold these
Democracy
The people were grumbling. The cost of food was going up and many of them felt it was because of a faraway war. “Why is it any of our business?” some asked. The leaders of the country said, “We have freedom and they are fighting for theirs.” The people were
Culture
Remember 2015, when gasoline prices were $2.49 a gallon, we had a biracial Black president, and we knew men could not give birth? There was a major controversy that year over the color of a woman’s dress. You may recall it. This is the dress: Everyone had an
Politics
Surprise! The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was going to take a few weeks off, but stumbled into something it thought so explosive, it called a Special Added Attraction Assembly for Tuesday afternoon. To this neutral observer outside the Beltway, there was a juicy hamburger
Guns
After avoiding action on guns for almost three decades, Congress has delivered a mouse. But it was better than nothing, a life lesson learned by David Hogg that should be shared by everyone. You might remember movie star-handsome Hogg as one of the survivors of the 2018 massacre at Stoneman
Uncategorized
I’m sure you didn’t notice any change, but a few weeks ago I transitioned. No, not like Caitlyn Jenner. Not that there is anything wrong with that. 🙂 No, I have transitioned from a person publishing a website and books, to a corporation, what’s called an LLC. So
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