It’s time for Democrats to fear their own voters David Sirota Republican politicians fear their base, while Democratic politicians don’t. That’s why we are in this mess The Guardian — Mon 4 Jul 2022 After the overturning of Roe v Wade, there is bad news and there is good news. But first, an admission. For … Continue reading An Independence Day Jeremiad
CNN Opinion: As a Jewish American, I don’t see this country quite the same way after January 6 CNN Opinion by Nathan Wolfson — July 25, 2022 Nathan Wolfson is the deputy digital director and social media manager at J Street, a pro-Israel, nonprofit advocacy group. He lives in Washington, DC. The views expressed here are his … Continue reading Watching January 6: Bags Packed, Ready to Flee
The Day of the Dobbs Decision was Also: “Susan Collins Was A Fool & A Sucker Day” After an authentic draft of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision striking down Roe v Wade and federally upheld abortion rights, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins was on the media hot seat: after all, she had claimed to be … Continue reading The Other Name for June 24: Susan Collins . . .
“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