On this date, January 6, four years ago, the U.S. democracy in the United States essentially faced a revolt by those who refused to believe that Joe Biden had won the 2020 election. Partisans of the now duly re-elected President, Donald Trump, keep telling us that...
Breaking news: “The Trump Store has a gift for every patriot on your Christmas list.” That’s a quote from Cat Zakrewski in the Washington Post on Christmas Day, 2024. The Trump Store? “It’s a little late for this year’s celebrations, but you can get a...
Even as the world witnessed newly liberated Syrians desperately searching Syria’s notorious Saydnaya Prison where Basshir Al Assad had routinely jailed and tortured many (or even any) who vocally opposed his tyrannical rule, Vladimir Putin granted Assad asylum in...
My wife and I were at the base of an amazing waterfall in central Costa Rica, and we watched a series of tourists taking “selfies” against a backdrop of rushing water. It reminded me how many people now act like they have to compete with each other to get the “perfect...
“President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.” From...
