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TikTok, the digital fentanyl In this age of social media, digital warfare is becoming as consequential as land warfare. This reality is underscored by a bill now barreling through Congress. Should it pass, it would compel the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell it to a buyer with no links to China or face an outright ban. Members… Read more.
Gaza airdrop vs. Berlin airlift As Israel continues its genocidal onslaught in Gaza, Palestinians who survive its bombs and bullets are dying of starvation. But the US is now patting itself on the back for airdropping food. Never mind the cruel irony that its pallets are landing on far too many of these desperate souls, killing them. Frankly, this smacks… Read more.
A Stepford setting fit for the GOP Senator Katie Britt staged her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address from her kitchen. No doubt, she thought this was divinely inspired—a perfect setting to serve up GOP platitudes about kitchen-table issues. And oh, what a kitchen it was! Except that the perfect blend of beige… Read more.
Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.
Minority business programs must benefit Whites Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to serve (majority) White businesses too. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell had such orders in mind when he conspired with former President Donald Trump to pack the federal judiciary. They recruited young White men. The primary qualification? Their blind faith in MAGA propaganda and conspiracies. Indeed,… Read more.
Trump is unapologetically racist The more Donald Trump humiliates White men like Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, the more loyalty they show him. This political phenomenon is as vexing as it is perplexing. Yet, polls show that the more Trump hurls racist insults, the more appealing Blacks find him. Forget vexing and perplexing. That reeks of Orwellian doublespeak. After all, Trump is arguably… Read more.
Trump seems fated to win I get it. Donald Trump, the twice-impeached and four-times indicted insurrectionist, is also a well-documented serial liar and sexual predator. In stark contrast, despite Trump’s attempts to smear him with dishonesty and grift, Joe Biden is hailed for his honesty and integrity. Furthermore, he’s arguably the most successful first-term president in US history. Yet, in a foreboding… Read more.
Iran’s democratic charade In the grand circus of global politics, few acts are more darkly comical than so-called ‘democratic’ elections held in autocracies. Take Iran, for instance. Yesterday, Iran held parliamentary elections, exuding the enthusiasm of a tranquilized sloth. The economy’s languishing in the gutter, the populace suffers a collective Stockholm Syndrome, and the government is engrossed in… Read more.
McConnell, the Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell (82), the longest-serving Senate leader in history, shocked Washington on Wednesday. He announced he plans to retire as minority leader in November. His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of… Read more.
