Michael J. Fox

Appreciating Michael J. Fox, the man

After a period of depression and boozing, he straightened out and launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the leading funder for research into fighting the disease.

Zionism

You need not be Jewish to be a Zionist

Anti-Semites manage to believe in contradictory myths — that Jews are the energy spreading world communism, while at the same time controlling Wall Street, the fountainhead of capitalism.

American Muslims

GOP congressman’s bigotry beats reason

What Ogles has done is blame an entire group for the misdeeds of a few. That is called guilt by association and that’s not how U.S. law works.

James Talarico

Radical Christian takes the stage in Texas

He supports trans women competing against biological women in sports, a hugely unpopular position.

Book Review

Riley: Affirmative action actually hurts black people

Without remorse, he parades a stunning set of statistics to prove, in his view, that blacks did better before affirmative actions, than after. In life, in education, on the job.

Iran war

Here is why it IS the United States’ war

Trump doesn’t take orders from Netanyahu — he gives them.

Wealth tax

A tax on billionaires is fair, kind of

Today, 1% of the households control 31% of American wealth, and this is the greatest ever. Some call this the New Gilded Age.

Iran

The roots of Jewish-Iranian friendship

With any luck, a good ending to the war will result in the rebirth of friendship between Iran and both Israel and the U.S.

Donald J. Trump

We need to cage a President who knows no limits

We can brake the madness by giving control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats.

Jeffery Epstein

Are we being hypocritical about Epstein’s friends?

I want no misunderstanding about me sympathizing with him. I am not. Not an ounce of sympathy.

State of the Union

A surprisingly Presidential address from a President

“These people are crazy!” Trump said at another moment, pointing at Democrats.

State of the Union

What is the state of the State of the Union?

With the advent of television, the SOTU is less information for Congress than it is a carnival pitch to lure citizens into the tent.