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I’ve been decrying this policy for twenty years; not least because: [It] stipulates that seafaring Cuban refugees who make it to U.S. shores must be assimilated, unconditionally; whereas seafaring Haitian refugees (fleeing even greater persecution and privations) who make it must be repatriated, summarily. (“Compassion Fatigue for Haitian Migrants,” The iPINIONS Journal, July 31, 2009)… Read more.
How did the Tigers do it? With an indefatigable quarterback and the most thrilling of game-winning touchdown passes; with a host of slinky, stretchy wide receivers and an unbending will; with a goal-line leap from a bull of a running back; and with Swinney in the middle of it all, screaming and shouting and cajoling… Read more.
Much is being said about the emotion President Obama showed and evoked when he paid tribute to First Lady Michelle and their daughters during his farewell address in Chicago last night. But the following captures the sense of accomplishment and customary admonition he conveyed: The work of democracy has always been hard. It has been… Read more.
Here is what I wrote almost a month ago on this topic: Frankly, besides Putin manipulating his infantile ego, the only thing that explains Trump’s antic infatuation [with Putin] is the same Russians who hacked the DNC making it clear to him that they have compromising, if not incriminating, information on him and/or his family. (“The Issue Is Not… Read more.
Arguably, the defining feature of black America in recent years has been the eruption of street protests every time a cop killed a black man. In each case, protesters vented existential angst with chants of: Black Lives Matter! In fact, the spectre of white cops killing black men now dominates national consciousness, so much so… Read more.
Yesterday, the Washington Post published what it deemed are the most important lines in the intelligence community’s report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Significantly, those lines affirm what I inferred from testimony the community’s leaders presented at a congressional hearing on Thursday. I bulleted those inferences in yesterday’s commentary, “Trump Is Trump,… Read more.
It has become self-evident that Donald Trump and human intelligence are parallel forces of nature. The obvious reason for this is that Trump’s need to feed his ego — even in the face of brazen hypocrisy or imminent danger — knows no bounds. Hence, any truth that does not make him look good is suspect —… Read more.
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