
Opinion & Essay
Trump, the CIA, and the historical fallacy
Donald Trump is correct: The American intelligence community misled us about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction. So that mean ...
9 years ago
Will Trump confront the next Russian cyberinvasion?
I’m well aware that most Americans — afflicted as they are by attention deficit disorder, and soon to be “led” by an ...
9 years ago
And the Oscar for Most Truthtelling Performance goes to…
Bravo, Meryl Streep. Tell it, sister. I know that people in the arts can sometimes be insufferable, like when they all wear ribbon ...
9 years ago
A random weekend thought. Let’s see if I got this right: Ex-Philadelphia mayoral candidate and all-around sane grownup ...
9 years ago
A taste of our own meddlesome medicine
Of all the ways that Republicans are signaling Trumpian fealty to Mother Russia, of all the ways they’re trying to deny or excuse t ...
9 years ago
More low-wage workers would escape poverty if tax credit included childless
Those of us focused on the well-being of Americans with low incomes have many concerns about the incoming Trump administration, but we se ...
9 years ago
Among disparate fears, one common thread is search for safety
When my daughter was born, my mother bought some red satin ribbon and snipped it into 8-inch lengths. “Here,” she said solemn ...
9 years ago
Why have so many Republicans gone soft on Russia?
Once upon a time, Republicans were united in their hawkishness toward Russia. Their big shtick was vigilance, as best evidenced by their ...
9 years ago
You want to be an active ally? Here’s how.
Well-intentioned people have been looking for ways to help those who are feeling the weight of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, and other oppressions.
9 years ago
Can Megyn Kelly thrive outside the bubble?
When the news broke yesterday that Megyn Kelly was leaving the Fox News bubble to pursue a broader audience at NBC, my initial thought wa ...
9 years ago
It begins: House Republicans try to kill their ethics watchdog
Mark Twain once said, “The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy.” If only he were ...
9 years ago
It begins: House Republicans try to kill their ethics watchdog
Mark Twain once said, “The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy.” If only he were ...
9 years ago
Greens and labor come together on the waterfront
After such an intensely polarizing election, it’s hard for people to imagine how communities with very different backgrounds might ...
9 years ago
New Trump stats: Is there sufficient confidence in the con?
It’s a federal holiday and I’m on the move, so I’ll just share some new stats. Gallup has surveyed our less than ...
9 years ago
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