I was one of those people who said “Well of course black lives matter, but….” The problems I had (and still have) with several of the more radical organizations under the Black Lives Manner banner are substantial, and I think there are many parts of the movement that have destructive...
Bolton’s Book Reminds Us of the Biggest Problem With Trump
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription John Bolton’s book tells us very little that we didn’t already know about President Trump’s foreign policy. He paints a picture of a president who is ignorant — unaware, for example, that Britain is a nuclear power and that Finland is not part of Russia....
What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription Are female leaders better at fighting a pandemic? I compiled death rates from the coronavirus for 21 countries around the world, 13 led by men and eight by women. The male-led countries suffered an average of 214 coronavirus-related deaths per million inhabitants. Those led...
If New York City Founders, It’ll Be Because of Bad Government — Not the Pandemic
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription As New York City begins to open up, I have to admit that I’m excited. I know it will be a very different city for a while, with many aspects of urban life canceled or curtailed. But still, I’m excited. For the past three months...
Today’s Protests Against Racism Carry Echoes of Farmworker Equity Struggle
Across this nation, there are vehement peaceful and sometimes violent protests against the insidious racism that is literally suffocating our citizens. Many are desperately searching for the next Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy, or Rosa Parks to galvanize the efforts and unify the people. Alas, no single leader has...
George Floyd Protests Create Risk of Deadly Coronavirus Resurgence
[aggregation-styles] USA Today Facial coverings have been used as a political Band-Aid in the fight against COVID-19, most recently this past week when mayors and governors across the country suddenly realized that the thronging mobs of demonstrators were, of course, not following rules of social distancing. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,...
Trump’s Republican Enablers Are Complicit in the State of Our Democracy
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription I have not been one to argue that the United States under President Trump is on the verge of turning into a tyranny. But it is clear that, left to his own devices, Trump would act with little regard to law, precedent or the Constitution....
Opinion: For Pro-Trump Racists in America and Israel, Black and Palestinian Lives Don’t Really Matter
[aggregation-styles] Haaretz I haven’t been sleeping, these nights. As the festival of Shavuot ended, I read about riots across America, a response not only to the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis but of systematic oppression and police brutality in response to peaceful protests. Then I read about a 32-year old...
How Coronavirus Pandemic Is Bringing a Return to Feudalism
[aggregation-styles] USA Today The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things, but also accelerated America’s descent into a new form of feudalism. The preexisting conditions of extreme economic concentration, inequality and reduced social mobility already were painfully evident before, but the pandemic has made them considerably worse. Pestilence has often shaped...
It’s Past Time to Examine How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops
[aggregation-styles] National Review Subscription Police brutality has been seared into the consciousness of many Americans — especially blacks — since the 1960s, when TV showed civil-rights protestors being clubbed and hosed by Jim Crow police departments. After every nationally publicized incident — the latest being the horrific death of George...