News CGTN: Will America learn from Afghanistan? Doubtful. 28 Aug 2021 My latest editorial for CGTN suggests America will not accept any of the lessons or the truths from the mess it created in Afghanistan. The bitter truth that America's political…
News Democracy’s 21st century challenge 20 Jun 202120 Jun 2021 As I read a Washington Post story about President Biden trying to promote democracy abroad while dealing with the erosion of democracy at home, I was reminded of Stefan Halper's…
News China Daily: Is American democracy only about money? 17 May 2021 This China Daily editorial will open a few eyes. Data have shown that the American-style democracy is like a monodrama of the wealthy. On the "political fundraising market", the ability…
News We must stop destroying our institutions 3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News Thinking ahead to 2021 27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020 What do Americans need to consider as the new year approaches? Forget about us having serious conversations about the important issues dividing us. Do you really think after the hate…
News Vote for a third-party option? Why not? 14 Oct 2020 Photo: Anthony Moretti 18July2016 On Nov. 3, Americans might know whether Donald Trump will be returned to the White House for another term or if Joe Biden will become the…
News Justice Ginsburg’s death moves the political needle 18 Sep 202019 Sep 2020 The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do what nothing else has done in recent months: recalibrate the 2020 presidential election. The growing number of coronavirus deaths…
News Two apparently unacceptable voices walk away from mainstream media organizations; this is not something to celebrate 18 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 NOTE: This post has been updated Bari Weiss was an editor at the New York Times. “Was” is the key word because she resigned a few days ago. Andrew Sullivan…
News Hate will always be with us 12 Jun 202012 Jun 2020 UPDATE: A friend from Saudi Arabia noted that I limited the original post (below) to just politics and thus omitted, and therefore failed to acknowledge, the hate that is directed…
