Under Trump, the U.S. Will Become an Enemy of the International Community
A relentless, four-year onslaught by Donald Trump and his allies will have a terrible effect.
A Ditty on Newt Gingrich: The Apogee of a Would-be Nominee
We’ll carry on with Barack and Mitt, but we lament that you called it quits.
Creating the Muslim Manchurian Candidate
Obama opponents have carefully shifted the debate from Obama being Muslim to Obama acting Muslim.
As Republicans Implode, I’m Uneasy
The GOP keeps offering comedic gaffes and outrageous statements, but don’t count on a Democratic landslide in November.
Running Against Islam
Politicians indulge in anti-Islamic sentiment with near impunity.
Islamophobic Contest
Better dead than Mohammed.
Newt Gingrich and the “Madman” Theory of International Relations
According to Gingrich’s logic, North Vietnam would have been justified in attacking the United States.
Un-Presidential Primaries
Despite the Santorum speed bump, it seems certain now that Mitt Romney will be the eventual nominee.
Buying Our Future
Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas-based global casino baron who has long been a major funder of far-right-wing causes, is Newt Gingrich’s very special political pal.
Nick Clegg’s Pro-Israeli Pronouncements Pale Beside Washington’s
When it comes to blowing Israel’s horn, British Deputy Prime Minister Clegg is not in the same league as Newt Gingrich — or President Obama.
Republican Presidential Race: Comedy or Farce?
Did a perverse talent agent find actors in an insane asylum by asking the inmates: “Anyone want to play a Republican presidential aspirant on TV?”
The Apocalyptics
Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and the Republican candidates would fit right in with the head-banger crowd.
South Carolina on my Mind
By November, a third of the American people will believe that Barack Obama kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and Michelle drove the getaway car.
Fumbling Foreign Policy
Gingrich’s willingness to outsource U.S. military policy to Tel Aviv is even more mind-boggling than Romney’s deference on diplomacy.
Newt Gingrich: Right About EMPs, Wrong About Who’d Use Them
If anyone poses a threat with electromagnetic pulse weapons, it’s not Iran, but the United States.