On 9/11, We Failed to Remember
“Never forget.” That’s what we all said nearly twenty years ago while struggling to cope with our grief. Since the days of George Washington, we’d thought of ourselves as more…
Wealth Gap 2020: The destruction of the American dream
The closer the 2020 election comes, the more urgent the necessity for understanding the wealth gap which underlies the entire debate. The fundamental issue at stake in this election is…
Biden: ‘Firmly Planted to the Left’
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who’s deliberately projecting a moderate image in his campaign against President Donald J. Trump, was accused Monday of being “firmly planted to the left” by Republican National…
Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Final Rule Protecting Religious Liberty On College Campuses
The Department of Education published a final rule Wednesday that expands religious liberty protections on college campuses and allows DOE to suspend or cut federal funding from colleges that violate the First…
Where The World Is Heading To?
Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the political, economic, financial, cultural, and moral health of the world have been quite unsettling. Most importantly, for centuries there has existed a…
Aerial Warfare: American Bald Eagle Takes Down Drone
Many agree that the United States is fortunate that the soaring Bald Eagle was chosen over the lowly Turkey, proposed by Benjamin Franklin, as its national bird. It is majestic,…
Cancel Culture Comes to Cronkite
Walter Cronkite said on receiving a global-governance award in 1999: “I am in a position to speak my mind. And that is what I propose to do.” Today, those who attend…
Trump Announces Another Historic Middle East Peace Deal, With Israel And Bahrain
President Donald announced another historic peace deal for the Middle East on Friday between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. A joint statement released by the United States, the Kingdom…
The Charter School Advantage
Public charter schools were once viewed as a nonpartisan compromise between vouchers for private schools and no choice at all. Not now. In its 2020 national platform, the Democratic Party…
Cohen’s Hit on Trump Misses in a Big Way
Michael Cohen seems to believe his former boss threw him under the bus. If he did, it was only because the man called Donald J. Trump’s one-time “fixer” was standing…
The Belarus Uprising: A Repeat of Ukraine?
America’s great power competitors, China and Russia, are pushing back against the free world. China’s arc stretches from Hong Kong and the South China Sea through the Himalaya border with…
Workers’rights in the 21st century: Unions and Conscious Capitalism
My first experience with a union came when I represented the newsroom’s intention to hold a vote for a union to the publisher of a national weekly newspaper. I had…
Restore our lives using medical science, data and common sense
Americans are anxious to get back to work and to send their children to school. The science backs them up. We have learned a lot over the past months, and we…
So Long, Tom Terrific
A bit of my childhood died this week, when I learned Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher and greatest Met to ever wear the uniform, had died on Monday, reportedly from…
Missile Defense Too Important to Leave to Chance
The Pentagon is wisely examining future risks of missile attack and making plans to prevent them. These plans will take at least 10 years to develop — maybe even longer,…