Floridas Democratic Party needs a mental health counselor
Just when you think the Democrats in Florida have hit rock bottom, they somehow manage to prove us wrong.
After the 2018 election that saw Ron Desantis elected governor and Rick Scott
A pro-lifer and a pro-choicer do lunch
The day Dobbs was handed down, I happened to be lunching with a new friend who was upset and angry over the decision. She’s a libertarian and strongly pro-choice. I said “Sorry,” and meant it. Not
Remembering The Fish House and Mr. Tall WhiteHair
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. – Mark Twain
When I was 18 years old, a proud new graduate of Port St. Joe High School, I got a job at the
It’s not what Trump knew, but what he had a responsibility to know
Watergate, whose 50th anniversary is upon us, is remembered for the question: “what did the president know and when did he know it?” But in our age of post-truth politics, the question loses its
An open letter to the class of 2022
Dear Class of 2022,
Here it is: the culmination of your high school career.
As you don your cap and gown and turn your tassel from the right to the left, I urge you to pause for a moment
Are Democrats up to preventing the next coup attempt?
In 1980, because I was an idealistic conservative eager to do my bit for democracy, I volunteered for my local Republican Party as a poll watcher. When polls closed, election officials asked us to
Finland and Sweden are on the verge of joining NATO
NATO has 30 members. By the end of June, the roster may grow to 32, should Finland and Sweden join.
The Nordic duo has fans. On April 29 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the House
How to disarm the crazies
There is probably no easy cure for the Marjorie Taylor Greene phenomenon. She’s a repellent clown whose presence on the national stage has yielded nothing but degradation
Ukraine’s Clocks: Has the Peace Clock Begun to Tick?
Though they “tick” at different rates, several notional clocks symbolizing intertwined military, diplomatic and information warfare “lines of operation”
Is It Racist to Help Ukraine?
“Many in Mideast See Hypocrisy in Western Embrace of Ukraine,” read an Associated Press headline this week. Salon asked: “Whose Lives Really Matter?” and answered its own question in the next breath