Season 3 of ‘Trump’: reasons to be nervous about foreign policy by Ben Cohen/JNS.org The last time I wrote about Donald Trump in this column was back in December 2015, when the Republican presidential primary race was in full swing. Then, I voiced concern about what the Middle East policy of a Trump administration might look like, pointing out that his failure to … [Read more...] about Season 3 of ‘Trump’: reasons to be nervous about foreign policy
India’s ‘Silicon Valley,’ Bangalore is fast becoming a serious global player
Ask natives of Asia’s two giants, China and India, what they think of the other, and not infrequently, the jokes and stereotypes fly. At least some people in each country seem to enjoy secretly — or not so secretly — looking down on the other. So when an Indian official took the stage at a Chinese-sponsored… … [Read more...] about India’s ‘Silicon Valley,’ Bangalore is fast becoming a serious global player
Max Boot Supports Hillary
Neocon Max Boot explains his support for Hillary Clinton in The Los Angeles Times. For the time being, at least, that Republican Party is dead. It was wounded by the tea party absolutists who insisted on political purity and rejected any compromise. Now it has been killed by Donald Trump. Trump is an ignorant demagogue who traffics in racist and misogynistic … [Read more...] about Max Boot Supports Hillary
Is Your Child A Werewolf?
Lola Gayle, STEAM Register The moon and its possible influence over human behavior have been shrouded in mystery since ancestral times. Take for instance the fanciful tales of werewolves, who shapeshift from human to wolf during a full moon. Or perhaps a better modern example would be the myth that there is more violence on nights… … [Read more...] about Is Your Child A Werewolf?
Make America empathetic again
WASHINGTON -- The first rule in elections is: Go for the votes you can get. By that measure, Hillary Clinton is right to try to put the old Obama coalition on steroids. Donald Trump will expand the Democrats' opportunities among non-white Americans, and produce Clinton landslides among Latinos. They have good reason to fear and despise the man who has demeaned them. … [Read more...] about Make America empathetic again
Math Mistaken For Terrorism
Did you hear the joke about the blonde who mistook a math equation for terrorism? Officials with American Airlines certainly have. Italian economist Guido Menzio was working on a math equation while waiting for his Air Wisconsin flight to take off from Philadelphia. Unfortunately for him, Barbie was sitting next to him. Instead of saying, "Math class is tough," as she had … [Read more...] about Math Mistaken For Terrorism
Paul Ryan under fierce fire for not endorsing Trump
In recent years, American political history has never seen anything like how Tea Partiers and some other Republican Party conservatives targeted RINOS (really defined as those who weren't conservative or conservative enough) to go after them in primaries and effectively purge them from the Party. This has led to the virtual extinction of the GOP's once strong moderate … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan under fierce fire for not endorsing Trump
Cartoons: Are you being served?
Are you being served? by Clay Jones I drew this last night sitting in a tavern. People go out to drink, socialize, and forget work. I go out and work. That is my fun. I’m a nerd. I did have some good Mini Elvises, which are tiny cheeseburgers. I posted this cartoon on Facebook last night with the comment “what do Bernie supports and Republicans have in common? They will … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Are you being served?
Lots of Luck, Donald Trump (Guest Voice)
Lots of Luck, Donald Trump by Michael Reagan Now comes the hard part. Now comes the part where Donald Trump has to appeal to everyone in the U.S. Trump will rack up lots of easy votes in the fall with his rabid fan base — older grumpy white males and their spouses who want change but don't really know or care if Trump is a Republican or a Democrat. But voters who … [Read more...] about Lots of Luck, Donald Trump (Guest Voice)
African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month by Jordan Cooper The black community has been overdosed with calamity. We are overdosed in the jails compared to other races. We are seen by some as corrupt. We are overdosed in the mental health hospitals compared to other races. So, we are seen by some as crazy. We are overdosed by failure in educational attainment … [Read more...] about African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
Who is responsible for Holocaust denial?
In his speech at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reminded of the Holocaust denial cartoons contest in Iran and emphasized that Holocaust denial still continues with those who seek to destroy Israel. Meanwhile, the Iranian government is trying to deny responsibility for the anti-Semitic event. Iranian Foreign Minister … [Read more...] about Who is responsible for Holocaust denial?
In parts of India, the heat is scorching and the water is almost out (Guest Voice)
When the heat gets too much for us plains-dwellers in India, we escape en masse to the hills. Temperatures in Delhi and other parts of northern India were in excess of 110 this week. As a child and then as a teenager, I was dragged every summer to Dehradun, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where… … [Read more...] about In parts of India, the heat is scorching and the water is almost out (Guest Voice)
Is Donald Trump WORKING to lose the women’s vote?
As it now becomes clear that the political components that held Republican Party together are unraveling -- how profound and long-lasting is yet to be determined -- you have to wonder: is the GOP's all-but-certain 2016 Presidential nominee working to lose the women's vote? It would appear that way. Trump -- who has sent American politics into the toilet and clogged it with … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump WORKING to lose the women’s vote?
Daryl Cagle Cartoon: Trump wedding picture
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Daryl Cagle Cartoon: Trump wedding picture
Erick Erickson Says Trump So Bad, Conservatives Should Apologize For Impeaching Clinton (Guest Voice)
Republicans continue to eat their own as they face the grim reality of Donald Trump as their nominee. Establishment and fringe conservatives alike can't quite decide which side they should support, but none are more outspoken than crazy right-wing talk show hosts like Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, and now, Erick Erickson. Erickson has outright… … [Read more...] about Erick Erickson Says Trump So Bad, Conservatives Should Apologize For Impeaching Clinton (Guest Voice)
Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave
Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave By Dick Polman Here's the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds...." And here's the presumptive 2016 Republican presidential … [Read more...] about Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave
Scorsese planning movie about Jimmy Hoffa’s murder with Pacino, De Niro
"The Godfather" and "Goodfellas" fans just got their wish granted. Martin Scorsese is reportedly planning a $100 million film about the alleged mob hit on teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa that would star Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, according to Deadline.com. The deal may come together in time to sell international distribution rights at the… … [Read more...] about Scorsese planning movie about Jimmy Hoffa’s murder with Pacino, De Niro
The Media Myth of the Working-Class Reagan Democrats (Guest Voice)
The Media Myth of the Working Class Reagan Democrats by Neal Gabler Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, we are likely to get all sorts of mainstream media analysis about how his narrow pathway to Election Day victory runs through white working-class America, the way Ronald Reagan’s did, while the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary … [Read more...] about The Media Myth of the Working-Class Reagan Democrats (Guest Voice)
Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
"Hillary Clinton for President? No way!" That sentiment is being expressed in America's coal country, where Hillary Clinton is now as popular as David Duke at a NAACP convention. An editorial by Investor's Business Daily explains why: "After vowing to kill coal jobs, Hillary Clinton is now trying to recast herself as Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner’s Daughter. But coal … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
Tough Time for the GOP
Mark Leibovich describes the difficulty faced by the Republican Party with Donald Trump as its presumptive Presidential nominee in The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You can certainly see how many Republicans find themselves in a tough spot. They think that Hillary Clinton is awful and that it might be politically problematic for them as Republicans to say they’d … [Read more...] about Tough Time for the GOP