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On Reflection, I’m Surprisingly OK With Where Obama Is on Syria
Future presidents will also have to wrestle with how to make war against Middle Eastern terrorists and despots, and I’m thankful that Obama is helping to build a bipartisan history of asserting America’s strength.
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Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of “The Dream Series”
What may be the greatest speech in American history led to what undoubtedly was the most lucrative week of my brief career in journalism.
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5 Questions About George Zimmerman’s (Appropriate) Acquittal
1. Did the prosecution prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that George Zimmerman was not acting in self-defense when he pulled the trigger? This actually was the only question the jury needed to decide. If the…
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SCOTUS Gets It Right on Same-Sex Marriage — and on Voting Rights Act
The South no longer deserves a presumption of guilt on racial matters.
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Boy Scouts Teach an Imperfect Lesson Against Discrimination
Today’s vote is the equivalent of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — the best that could be accomplished at the time.
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Three Questions on the IRS Scandal
Is this Obama’s Watergate? Not even close. However…
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We “Shouldn’t” Speculate About Boston Bombing Perpetrators, But of Course We Do
In which President Obama calls evil by its name.
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Partisan Lines Start to Blur in Drone Debate
I’m a critic of the president, but it had never occurred to me to worry that Obama might drone-bomb Jane Fonda.
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A Dime’s Worth of Balanced Thoughts on SOTU
The national debt has increased by 58 trillion dimes since Obama took office.
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Far From “Post-Partisan,” Obama Is the Most Divisive President in Decades
Obama’s average partisan gap thus far is 70 points, on pace to shatter G.W.Bush’s prior record of 61 points. (Hm… 70 breaks a prior record of 61… where have I heard those numbers before?)
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Gingrich Thinks GOP Should Save Its Powder in Debt Ceiling Debate
The coming sequester and continuing resolution are better battlegrounds.
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Is a Debt Ceiling Showdown Worth the Risk?
There will never be a convenient time to begin the necessary, wrenching, fundamental changes in the way America conducts its business.
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The Coming Debt Ceiling Fight Will Make the Fiscal Cliff Drama Look Tame
Obama’s re-election also eliminated the most compelling political argument against holding the line on the debt ceiling.
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A Bishop, a Rabbi and an Imam Appear on “Morning Joe,” Advocating Peace
Yesterday Bishop Beckwith and his interfaith colleagues, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Imam Deen Shareef, were guests on “Morning Joe.”
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Time’s “Person of the Year” Essay Provides Insights on Obama’s Victory
It’s no surprise, of course, that Barack Obama was named Time‘s Person of the Year. In presidential election years, the winner of the election has been named POY in 12 out of 22 times, including…
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Newtown and Chengping: Stark Contrast in the Gun Control Debate
Six school attacks in China left fewer dead than in Newtown. The weapons in the Chinese incidents: knife, knife, meat cleaver, knife, axe, box cutter.
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Lesson from the Mislabeled “Fiscal Cliff”: Please Spare Us Any Future Countdowns
“The laws will change on that day, it’s true, but the impact will be spread out over many, many months.”
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Fiscal Cliff Notes: It’s Hard to See Any Winning Scenario for the GOP
To go along with the tax increase, the President actually is proposing a spending increase in the short run.
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The Only Thing Hamas Likes Better Than Dead Israelis Is Dead Palestinians
It’s on. If there’s an over/under on how long it will be before Israel sends its mobilized ground troops into Gaza in its rekindled war with Hamas, put me down for five days. (Update: Oops.)…
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Hold Off On Ordering Those “Romney 2016” T-Shirts
Gracious. It’s amazing how quickly and how savagely a political party can turn on its standard-bearer. I noted this phenomenon four years ago — before the election, but after the probable outcome was clear: Losing…
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Benghazi is the Silver Lining in the Tragedy of Petraeus
Regardless of whether the Petraeus testimony gets uncanceled, now the media is in the hunt.