The one newspaper headline I wrote that I don’t have a copy of (but wish I did) hit the streets of Boston in midsummer of 1972, just after the Democratic National Convention. It read: “Why McGovern Can’t Lose.” [For those not of a certain age, Senator George McGovern had just been nominated for president. He … Continue reading They Proved Me Wrong
“Money,” truthfully spake the legendary California pol Jesse Unruh, “is the mother’s milk of politics.” And if money, rather than love, is All You Need (as spake, or crooned, the legendary Beatles), Democrats & their worried (“terrified” is more accurate) and beleaguered progressives ought to be breathing easier today, despite the fate of Roe. The … Continue reading Democracy In Peril: Progressive Billionaires to the Rescue?? (Well, Maybe . . .)
NOTE: On a day off from the January 6 Committee hearings, it’s a suitable time to ponder the Ukraine war, and how it has scrambled long-held beliefs & positions for many people. Here are two perspectives: first, that of an internationally-noted public scholar, and the other from a writer who interviewed & wrote about many … Continue reading Think Pieces: Peaceniks Still Struggle With Ukraine War Support
Most folks who speak often in public tend to have a collection of anecdotes they repeat to illustrate familiar points. Dr. King, for instance, had a whole stack of sermon passages, which he shuffled like a deck of cards, to fill out various addresses. (Yes, “I have a dream” was one.) Wendy Brown, academic doyenne, … Continue reading Guilford Is In “The Times” Again— Yes, With Ayn Rand
AP News: Drag queen blasts GOP candidate for Arizona governor BY JONATHAN J. COOPER — June 20, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Arizona governor, condemned the growing cultural clout of drag queens, jumping into the latest social grievance taking hold on the right. But her comments … Continue reading Drag Queen – MAGA Smackdown In Arizona