‘No comment’: Trump indictment poses risks for Biden
Joe Biden has repeatedly said he’d like to face Donald Trump again in 2024, but the indictment of his former — and possibly future — opponent has opened a new…
‘No comment’: Trump indictment poses risks for Biden
Joe Biden has repeatedly said he’d like to face Donald Trump again in 2024, but the indictment of his former — and possibly future — opponent has opened a new…
US media rocked by layoffs amid economic gloom
From CNN to the Washington Post, US media are facing tough times, as a series of outlets have announced layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn. Vox Media,…
War crimes
Threshold question: should we hold trials or join Joe Stalin like he proposed after WWII for Hitler and his Hit Men, and just lynch those responsible, their crimes being so…
80th birthday puts Biden’s age back in the spotlight
Never before has a sitting US president faced 80 candles on a birthday cake — and the milestone that Joe Biden reaches on Sunday has undeniable ramifications as he ponders…
Big lie
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the Rev Al Sharpton last week suggested that the left was as much to blame as Christian nationalists for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.…
Dangerous remarks
In a recent TV interview, the celebrated US political scientist Francis Fukuyama made what struck me as possibly the most foolish remark ever uttered on TV. And I know that’s…
Ignoring US sanctions
As the United States withdrew militarily from Afghanistan in August, US TV news interest in the plight of the country’s citizens spiked, often focusing on ‘the horror awaiting women and…
Endangered democracy
What’s a democracy to do when lies fly while truth crawls? We can start by acknowledging that our First Amendment aimed not simply to protect an individual’s right to speak.…
Crackdown on migrants
In mid-March, Reuters reported that Mexico would “restrict movement on its southern border with Guatemala to help contain the spread of COVID-19.” The same article noted that the Joe Biden…
