The Fragile Promise of the Olympic Truce
Next month begins the 23rd Winter Olympiad held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It will be an event observed by billions with athletes representing 90...
The Presidency is Not an Entry Level Job
During the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Entertainment, and deservingly so. After receiving the award,
Oprah gave...
This MAD world we live in
In the 1860's, an American doctor decided to ostensibly break the Hippocratic oath and design a machine to make ending lives swift and viciously...
Could one man’s lunacy end the world? One tweet may tell.
Donald Trump ushered in the New Year with a flurry of tweets, ranging from calling for the jailing of political opponents to announcing his...
The Alabama Senate Race and the Future of the Democratic Party
Earlier this month, Doug Jones won the Senate seat in Alabama by a narrow margin over Roy Moore (it is still mind-boggling to me...
Three Political Predictions for 2018
2017 could be modestly described as a wild and unpredictable political maelstrom. For better or worse, there's little reason to think that 2018 is...
The GOP’s Bad Bet on Tax Reform
After weeks of frenetic coverage and activity, Republicans have managed to pass the most extensive overhaul of the tax system in decades. Regardless of...
Congress must investigate Trump’s sexual misconduct accusations
2017 has be the year of the #MeToo movement, which has empowered women to speak
up about sexual misconduct. Famous and powerful men, both in...
Net Neutrality: Prioritizing the Wrong Kind of Freedom
There is a tension lurking in the discussion over net neutrality, one that has been largely absent in the blitzkrieg of ideologically-driven defenses and...
Dear Dems: Please, Not Bernie
Multiple recent news reports have said that Bernie Sanders may be angling for another
presidential bid in 2020. The Hill reported that surveyed Democrats ranked...