Using Tragedy to Change the Narrative
When the Presbyterian Church (USA) made the unprecedented decision to divest from three corporations linked with the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, it marked the first time that a large...
View ArticleTime for United Nations Intervention
Reactions to the horrific back-to-back kidnappings and murders of three young Israelis and a Palestinian teen have made clear several disturbing realities that must not be ignored. First is the total...
View ArticleThe Same Old March
Several years ago, Barbara Tuchman, an American Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote a book about the "march of folly." Her idea was that there are many times when people pursue policies and...
View ArticleFew Good Options in Gaza
At the time of writing, a destabilizing conflagration in the Gaza Strip appears to have been narrowly diverted. Unless Israel is readying a surprise attack (as it has done in the past), Hamas is set to...
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Independents Day: A People's Upwising
"We have a deeply-divided body politic in America. Half the population believes our elections are broken. The other half believe they are fixed." -- Swami Beyondananda When I was a kid, my favorite...
View ArticleYouth Unemployment Crisis Will Have Long-Term Impacts
This week, the jobs numbers were released for June. While analysts and others try to paint a rosy picture of a path to economic recovery, a grim reality was again unacknowledged: youth unemployment....
View ArticleThe Refugee Option Obama Will Ignore
Under existing law, with the stroke of a pen, President Obama could solve the current crisis of the Central American children coming to America without visas. He could, and should, declare most or all...
View ArticleSunday Roundup
Happy 4th of July weekend! The week leading up to the holiday gave us much to celebrate -- and much not to celebrate. We can certainly rejoice that Hurricane Arthur failed to do much damage before...
View ArticleExploit the Inevitible
There are two basic rules to the practice of Real Politick. The first is straightforward: Keep in with the outs. This is easy to practice when dealing with democratic regimes such as the United Kingdom...
View ArticleHow Hobby Lobby Undermines All Americans' Freedom
The Supreme Court's recent decision in the Hobby Lobby case demonstrates that the court, at least the five justices who voted in favor of Hobby Lobby, has little concern for, and probably little...
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Honoring Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Raoul Wallenberg: One Man Who...
Two years ago marked the centennial of the birth of a truly remarkable man, the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. In 2012, the year was spent celebrating his life and achievements -- and not just in...
View ArticleThe Declaration of Independence: A Revolutionary Document
As we celebrate this July 4th weekend, it's important that we not forget the profound vision embodied in the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are...
View ArticleThe Limits of Corporate Citizenship: Why Walgreen Shouldn't Be Allowed to...
Dozens of big U.S. corporations are considering leaving the United States in order to reduce their tax bills. But they'll be leaving the country only on paper. They'll still do as much business in the...
View ArticleDamaged Democrats: Can They Recover?
When you consider what has been happening to the average working person since the era of Ronald Reagan, it's amazing that the Republicans have fought the Democrats about to a draw. The recipe of Reagan...
View ArticleMcDaniel's Loss, Cochran's Dementia, and Democrat Travis Childers' Senate...
Precious Memories, Part II. Try as we might, the Mississippi Republican Primary refuses to be forgotten or to end. Chris McDaniel concedes only that the Beltway establishment purchased the Republican...
View ArticleOne of Its Own Members Says There Is Reason Not to Trust the Supreme Court
I hope you had a Happy Fourth of July weekend, and wish a happy birthday to my wonderful country that, despite its problems, offers so much, including a legal system that insures that laws are followed...
View ArticleThe Drug War Is Crazy... But There Is Hope
We've all heard the statistics. The U.S. has spent billions to combat drug use over the past five decades, yet drugs are purer, cheaper, and more available than ever before. We hold 5 percent of the...
View ArticleThe Ridiculous Minimum Wage Argument
It is nothing short of disgusting that the self-proclaimed "greatest country on earth" is engaged in a vehement discussion on minimum wages. It's particularly offensive when politicians, charged with...
View ArticleWhat an Independence Day Float Can Teach Us About Freedom
You all heard it (or read it in your Facebook feeds) over the Fourth of July weekend -- celebratory exclamations about what it means to live in America, land of the free. We gathered with family and...
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