Here we go again. We have seen this movie before. Before it was 9/11, weapons of mass destruction, and Iraq Now it is 10/7, a nuclear program, and Iran. In 2001 and 2003, we had a weak minded and ill informed President, George W. Bush, manipulated by false intelligence narratives and eager nation building on … Read more
Last night, Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, eliminating several leading Iranian nuclear scientists and commanders of the Revolutionary Guard. They also killed the main Iranian negotiator charged with negotiating a new nuclear deal with the United States. Iran has retaliated, hitting Israelis sites like Tel Aviv and, no surprise, withdrawn from talks with … Read more
Remember when the Nation’s leaders gave commencement addresses at the counties leading military academies like West Point and Annapolis and did not embarrass themselves while congratulating the graduates for committing to serve their country. Or even sticking around to shake the graduates hands. Oh yeah, it was just last year with President Joe Biden, the … Read more
No surprises here. If you are White, you are welcome as refugees to Donald Trump’s America. Anyone else. Do not call us. We will call you but do not wait by the phone because that call is unlikely. On Monday (May 13, 2025,) Mr. Trump, in a nod to his South African buddy Elon Musk, … Read more
The first American Pope, Pope Leo XIV stepped onto that balcony and spoke to the world—not just to one country, not just in one language. Italian. Spanish. A message of peace that transcended borders and politics. It was beautiful. And meaningful. And then came the far-right outrage machine: “Why didn’t he speak English?!” Oh, I … Read more