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Perhaps We Need More Uncertainty, Maybe Jan. 21, 2022
"We know where they are," Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said in March 2003 about Iraq's weapo... Read More
Corporate Journalists Are Blind to a Big COVID Lesson Jan. 14, 2022
One of my complaints about mainstream media is that they recruit reporters from inside the establish... Read More
America's Tortured Take on Political Violence Jan. 07, 2022
In line with other surveys taken in the run-up to the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill ... Read More
Student Loans: A Silent Scandal No More Dec. 31, 2021
Student loans, long a nonissue that ruined countless lives, have finally become a political flashpoi... Read More
Our First Lockdown Experiment Failed. Let's Not Try a Second One Dec. 24, 2021
Shutting down businesses and schools felt to many people like a natural response to the COVID-19 pan... Read More
The Washington Post's Insane Canonization of Editor Fred Hiatt (Who?) Dec. 17, 2021
As if we needed reminding that Americans don't trust the news media, a recent report by the Reuters ... Read More
Say You Ain't Running Again, Joe Dec. 10, 2021
Democrats need to stop playing cute about the president's reelection plans. Asked in March whether ... Read More
How Liberals Censor Leftists Dec. 03, 2021
Just a few decades ago, it was still possible for the left to find space on corporate-owned airwaves... Read More
Our Inflexible, Outdated Constitution Nov. 26, 2021
A national constitution ought to reflect a society's fundamental values by defining a set of legal p... Read More
Inflation Has Been Killing You For 40 Years. Why Are You Noticing Now? Nov. 19, 2021
Far be it from me to carry water for the Biden administration or to downplay the impact of inflation... Read More
The Democratic Centrist-Progressive Alliance Hinges Upon Build Back Better Nov. 12, 2021
"At a certain point, we have to trust one another," Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, said Nov. 5 as he l... Read More
Democratic Moderates Aren't the Answer to Right-Wing Republicanism; They're the Cause Nov. 05, 2021
Another election, another shellacking. Democrats are returning to the political reality that predate... Read More
Graying, Gen X and Generational Leapfrog Oct. 29, 2021
Youth culture lives. But some women are aging against the machine. It means more than you think. Gir... Read More
Colin Powell, Moral Weakling Oct. 22, 2021
If Colin Powell's life has meaning, it is as a cautionary tale about the perils of going along to ge... Read More
Why Is Stalking Legal? Oct. 15, 2021
Activists harass White House officials and senators as they eat dinner at restaurants. Another senat... Read More
Taliban Fashion And Why It Matters Oct. 08, 2021
The British tabloid The Daily Mail is taking small-arms fire for publishing an article bearing the h... Read More
Taliban Cops Aren't as Bad as American Cops Sep. 24, 2021
Journalism needs a new rule. Are you reporting about a human rights violation in another country? If... Read More
Democrats Share the Blame for Afghanistan Sep. 17, 2021
President Joe Biden is taking heat from Democrats, not for his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan... Read More
20 Years After 9/11, We're Still Morons Sep. 10, 2021
If crisis creates opportunity, we couldn't possibly have squandered the possibilities presented by 9... Read More
The Collapse of the U.S. Government Sep. 03, 2021
Taxes are the price we pay for government. But a government that doesn't provide basic bureaucratic ... Read More
