Entering the contemporary art space located just a few minutes’ walk from my home in the Hudson Valley last fall, I had no idea
Reporting from Colombia as nationwide protests continue
On November 21, 2019, Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to take to the streets. Following protests in Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador,
The 2020 Democrats as Their 2016 GOP Counterparts
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. I’ve been trying to figure out why our current political moment feels so familiar and the answer has been there the whole time. We never stopped fighting the 2016 campaign, the names of the characters have changed but the dynamics haven’t, nor have the issues.
The true story of Thanksgiving: Not what we learned in school
American children are taught in grade school that the Pilgrims came to North America seeking religious freedom. In actuality, they had disembarked for America
Why the Democratic presidential nominee must choose a Republican running mate
The American republic is in crisis. Presidents abuse their power with impunity. Congress wallows in its dysfunction. The mechanism established by our Constitution to
Secretary of Navy resigns after Trump undermines military justice
Whether he was pushed out or resigned, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer did not leave quietly. When Trump meddled in the disposition
Politically Divergent Friendships, When They’re Fine vs. When They’re Not
Ellen DeGeneres was pictured palling around with former President George W. Bush at a Dallas Cowboys game and a lot of people were outraged. Ellen was unmoved and in fact she was indignant about their outrage.
Trump is Grover Norquist’s fantasy president: an idiot with a pen
In 2012, Republican strategist Grover Norquist described his ideal president. In 2017, he got his wish: a president with enough “working digits to be
90 top US national security pros say whistle-blower did the right thing
While the Trump administration blusters and tries to discredit the brave staffer who blew the whistle on Trump’s politically motivated extortion of the president
7 Paths Forward for Impeachment
Whether Hunter Biden’s behavior was ethically dubious is a fair question (it was) or if President Trump’s actions were an abuse of power (they were) is a discussion for a different day. Yesterday according to most whip counts, the House has the votes to impeach the President of the United States and it looks like they will. So, what might come next?