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Donald Trump had no concerns about Russia interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. In fact, he brazenly encouraged it: Russia, if you are listening, I hope that you are able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. (Vanity Fair, July 27, 2016) Of course, Russia not only found them; it coordinated with Trump’s… Read more.
Democrats ahead of the hearing had hoped that Mueller would bring his report to life — that even if he stayed within the confines of the report, he would help illustrate to the public the misconduct the investigation had documented. Instead, Mueller’s constant one-word responses and decision not to engage on a multitude of issues… Read more.
But, if you thought Blair was Bush’s poodle, watch how Johnson laps it up with Trump. Boris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race. … Saying ‘some wag’ had pointed out that [deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn]… Read more.
I published a tribute on Tuesday to mark my Bibi’s death. A few of you responded by contacting me directly (via phone, email, or the “Contact” atop this page) to offer condolences. I found this truly comforting and responded in kind. But I gather many more of you responded by publishing condolences on social media.… Read more.
Bisenija “Bibi” Kisovec died yesterday. And much of what little joy remains in this world died with her. Bibi was a loving and devoted wife. There was no greater testament to this than Adrian, her husband of 68 years, crying out her name continually after dementia robbed him of his mental faculties. She could still… Read more.
With a “no-deal Brexit” looming, Britain seems hell-bent on becoming an island unto itself. But nothing demonstrates how unprepared it is to go it alone quite like the way Iran humiliated its once-vaunted Royal Navy on the high-seas last week. The Royal Navy does not have enough warships to match UK ambitions, a Defence Minister… Read more.
Fifty years ago, human beings stepped on the moon for the first time. Some 650 million people around the world watched the historic landing on July 20, 1969, and heard astronaut Neil Armstrong say ‘… one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ Fittingly, there’s a Google Doodle celebrating the anniversary this… Read more.
Nelson Mandela Day is all about mobilizing people, governments, NGOs, and corporations to take steps every day to make this world a better place. Here, courtesy of mandeladay.com, are 10 Sisyphean goals the Nelson Mandela Day organization will be championing over the next 10 years: Goal 1 – Provision of quality education for all children.… Read more.
As it happens, I presaged this Department of Justice (DOJ) decision. This, despite that heartrending video of a white cop, Daniel Pantaleo, choking these infamous last words out of a black man, Eric Garner: I can’t breathe. Here in part is what I wrote in “DOJ: No Charges Warranted in Zimmerman Case,” February 25, 2015:… Read more.
Donald Trump’s record of racism dates back decades. He sowed it in the 1970s in joint ventures with his daddy to discriminate against blacks seeking to rent in their apartment buildings. And, with all due respect to his birther conspiracy, he reaped it most notoriously in the late 1980s in full-page newspaper ads, in which… Read more.
