The Plight Of Puerto Rico
As the crisis there deepens and more and more Puerto Ricans become more and more desperate, this next week will be...
Tagged: Politics
Wall Street Wants Us To Repeat The Financial Crisis
A few days ago, I wrote that Trump’s approach to the Iran nuclear deal threatened to repeat the mistakes of the...
Basketball Bribery Scandal Is A Corporate Corruption More Than Sports Scandal
The fallout from the latest college basketball bribery scandal has just begun. Just now, Rick Pitino, the legendary coach currently at...
In Replay Of Wall Street Crisis, Equifax CEO Walks Away With Millions
My print version of the New York Times has a headline today that would be funny if it weren’t so painful...
GOP Voter Suppression And Gerrymandering Leading To Tyranny Of The Minority
Glen Grothman, an obscure Republican House member from Wisconsin, was remarkably prescient in a prediction he made way back in April...
Manafort Revelations Lost In Trump's NFL Dispute
Donald Trump may be a despicable narcissist, to say the least, but his experience in the tabloid world of New York...
After Trump's UN Speech, Why Would Anyone, Ally Or Enemy, Trust US Anymore
George Santayana is credited with the saying that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. For Americans,...
German Elections Exemplify De-Alignment That Forces Needed Changes On The Center-Left
As expected, Angela Merkel won a fourth term as German Chancellor in elections held yesterday. While Merkel’s re-election was no surprise,...
HHS Intent On Making ACA Re-enrollment As Painful As Possible
As it appears that Cassidy-Graham, the GOP’s latest attempt to gut Medicare and strip health care from millions, will likely fail,...
Catalan Independence And The Revival Of City-States
I was having dinner with an English friend last week and, in addition to discussing the Tories internal confusion and sclerosis...