Russia-Ukraine War
NOW is the time to double down behind Ukraine
He has given Putin the benefit of every doubt, and Putin has laughed in his face.
Genocide
An Oval Office invite can turn into a cage match
Trump sandbagged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with the baseless claim of “genocide” against whites in South Africa.
Donald J. Trump
Standing up for Ukraine and President Trump
Do not boycott, as some are planning to do. That is leaving the field of battle.
Immigration
How can Trump make mass deportation work?
Donald J. Trump has a mandate for action, and if Republicans capture the House, in addition to the Senate it now has, he will have a pretty free hand to act. Even CNN’s Van Jones called Trump’s an “avalanche victory.” He will be able to act on illegal
Politics
A friendly game of dodgeball
For me, the highlight of Tuesday night’s one-and-only vice presidential debate was when each admitted he was kind of a schmuck. This was a highlight in relief from a 90-minute game of dodgeball played by a couple of serious, courteous men trying to be liked by the folks at
Politics
The coach gets to be the quarterback for 1 night
Tim Walz got the premier closing slot at Wednesday’s Democratic National Convention, and he did a lot with it, in only 16 minutes. I note some media outlets were calling it “coach’s night,” rather than “teachers night” or “National Guard night” or “governor’s night.” When a writer
Politics
The last word about, and from, Joe Biden
The Democrats’ theme for Monday’s Night One was “For the People,” which is Kamala Harris’ tagline, reflecting how she introduced herself in court when she was a prosecutor. I call it Losers Elders Night, with the two biggest names being losing Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and nudged-into-retirement President Joe
Politics
Why can’t JD Vance make up his mind?
The one word that best describes JD Vance is not “weird,” it is “changeable.” Nothing about him remains the same — not his occupation, not his political heroes, not his religion, not even his name. He sometimes seems like a dandelion swaying in the wind, or, to be less kind as
Journalism
Will Bunch accidentally shows his true colors
I rarely quickly return to a subject unless it is really warranted, and with Will Bunch it is. I had my say less than two weeks ago, but I had to return for a smaller bite today. As many of you know, Bunch is the resident Chicken Little of the