BERLIN — Two U.S. Marines on a train from Paris to Amsterdam apparently broke up what is being investigated as a possible terror attack Friday that injured three people, including one American. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the Marines, in civilian clothes at the time, heard "the sound of a heavy weapon being loaded"… … [Read more...] about Two US Marines reportedly foil attack on European train
Drumbeat: Trump’s target is Fox, and the arrows are beginning to hit dead-center
If you Google "Trump Fox" these days, you get a raft of entries -- all suggesting (nothing new here) that Donald Trump is a "mole," that his candidacy is an effort to bring the Republican party down. That's believable, if not necessarily what's going on. A more interesting edge to the story was reiterated this morning on NPR. Is this also about Roger Ailes, Ailes' effort … [Read more...] about Drumbeat: Trump’s target is Fox, and the arrows are beginning to hit dead-center
Ornstein: Why GOP History May Not Repeat Itself with Trump
Norm Ornstein explains why Donald Trump may not be 2016's Cain, Bachman or Gingrich in The Atlantic. Still, I am more skeptical of the usual historical skepticism than I have been in a long time. A part of my skepticism flows from my decades inside the belly of the congressional beast. I have seen the Republican Party go from being a center-right party, with a solid minority … [Read more...] about Ornstein: Why GOP History May Not Repeat Itself with Trump
Wall Street tumbles 500 points on China fears; Dow confirms correction
By Chuck Mikolajczak(Reuters) - Fears of a China-led global economic slowdown drove Wall Street to its steepest one-day drop in nearly four years on Friday and left the Dow industrials more than 10 percent below a May record.Wall Street's selloff this week suggested investors are growing nervous about paying high prices for stocks at a time of minimal earnings growth, tumbling … [Read more...] about Wall Street tumbles 500 points on China fears; Dow confirms correction
Why a GOP President Won’t Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Ezra Klein explains why the next Republican President won't keep this universal 2016 campaign promise on vox.com. Is a party that brutalized Obamacare for taking insurance away from people who were happy with what they had really going to become the party that takes insurance away from millions of people who are happy with what they have? Is a party that attacked Obamacare for … [Read more...] about Why a GOP President Won’t Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Cartoon: Jared likes his meat fresh
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How to compete against Trump?
WASHINGTON -- It has dawned on the Republican presidential field that Donald Trump's inevitable self-destruction might be, gulp, evitable. Waiting for the unlikely front-runner to beat himself is starting to look like a plan, as Trump might put it, for total losers. So the other candidates are trying various strategies to seize the initiative. Thus far, nothing seems … [Read more...] about How to compete against Trump?
Immigration and the GOP
Some Republican politicians and pundits have said things about illegal immigrants that are foolish at best. Let's cut to the chase. Donald Trump has made statements about immigrants that are absolutely toxic to the GOP. That case is made in a 07/10/15 story published by Politico. Here is an excerpt. Donald Trump’s statements on immigrants are going to kill the … [Read more...] about Immigration and the GOP
Canned Pleasure: The Thrill of the Kill
Would you like to go to Zimbabwe, kill and behead a lion, just like that dentist from Minnesota or the physician from Pittsburgh recently did? They paid about $50,000 each for that experience. How about a black rhino, an endangered species? A professional hunter from Dallas, Texas, won a $350,000 lottery to stalk and kill that animal in southern Namibia. In the 1950s, there … [Read more...] about Canned Pleasure: The Thrill of the Kill
Politix Update: Donald The Trump Hammers The Last Nail In The Republican Coffin
Donald Trump's new immigration plan is so extreme, so cruel and so unfair that you would think that other Republican presidential wannabes would be whacking it like a piñata filled with rattlesnakes. Well, you'd be wrong, because the plan is proving to be a big hit with Trump's rivals, as well as the party's reliably nativist base, which is desperate "to take back their … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Donald The Trump Hammers The Last Nail In The Republican Coffin
I Don’t Want to Be Old and Grumpy
Some readers may recall the band “It’s a Beautiful Day”, that hung out with icons of the 60s and early 70s, but never quite made the leap to “all-star”. For me, they are All Star. In 1969, they released “It’s a Beautiful Day” featuring violinist David LaFlamme (who played with the Utah symphony orchestra), vocalist Pattie Santos and David’s wife Linda LaFlamme, on … [Read more...] about I Don’t Want to Be Old and Grumpy
Cartoon: Trump’s Wall
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The importance of knowing Early American History
During a telephone conversation with my sister, she mentioned that she had started reading one of the books I sent her, A Brilliant Solution Inventing the American Constitution written by Carol Berkin. We talked about the how much the beginning of the book and the issues that the new country faced were similar to issues we are dealing with now. Part of the problem we face … [Read more...] about The importance of knowing Early American History
Sanders And Trump Both Gain On Hillary As Clinton’s Claims On Email Again Debunked By Factcheckers
Those who either thought that Hillary Clinton could easily beat him, or that there was no chance of Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination, received some information to counter such beliefs in the latest CNN poll. Despite all the reports that Trump's campaign would go on the decline, such as after his attacks on John McCain's military service or after the Republican … [Read more...] about Sanders And Trump Both Gain On Hillary As Clinton’s Claims On Email Again Debunked By Factcheckers
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Why #WhiteFragilityMatters
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Why #WhiteFragilityMatters by P.J. Sullivan When I get into a discussion about race or gender or class online -- something I try to avoid, often without success -- I often preface my remarks with what I call the Great Asterisk, which is this: I am a white male heterosexual, born into a Christian tradition and the middle class to college-educated, … [Read more...] about Ta-Nehisi Coates and Why #WhiteFragilityMatters
Suspect Cites Trump As Inspiration In Boston Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime: Trump issues tepid response
Welcome to the 21st century American political scene, where an alleged attack on a homeless Hispanic man occurs, the suspect sites a political leader's comments on immigrants as justification in talking to police -- and where the candidate issues a tepid response. Forget ideology or party: there should have a total repudiation, blunt, unfettered repdiation of violence aimed at … [Read more...] about Suspect Cites Trump As Inspiration In Boston Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime: Trump issues tepid response
Rachel Dolezal 2.0: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King Outed as WHITE
A family member told CNN's Don Lemon that #BlackLivesMatter activist Shaun King is indeed white and not biracial as he claims. Talk about Rachel Dolezal 2.0! Lemon said during Wednesday night's edition of CNN Tonight, “A family member tells CNN that both of King’s parents are white.” King has been blasted by conservative sites such as Breitbart, Daily Caller and The Blaze … [Read more...] about Rachel Dolezal 2.0: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King Outed as WHITE
All votes matter
WASHINGTON -- Many find politics frustrating because problems that seemed to be solved in one generation crop up again years or decades later. The good thing about democracy is that there are no permanent defeats. The hard part is that some victories have to be won over and over. And so it is with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a monument to what can be achieved when … [Read more...] about All votes matter
Book Review: “Chaplin’s Vintage Year” reviews the series of early comedy shorts
Chaplin's Vintage Year reviews the series of early comedy shorts by Doug Gibson Despite the fact that Charlie Chaplin is generally regarded as the top silent film comic and his persona, as the Little Tramp, is iconic, few realize how incredibly popular he was almost 100 years ago. As Michael J. Hayde notes in his new book, "Chaplin's Vintage Year: The History of the Mutual … [Read more...] about Book Review: “Chaplin’s Vintage Year” reviews the series of early comedy shorts
What’s Really At Stake With The Iran Nuclear Deal (Guest Voice)
What's Really At Stake With The Iran Nuclear Deal By Robert Berke for Oilprice.com Recently, I wrote on these pages that a remarkable turnaround was taking place in the President's fortunes. It's an impressive display of rising from the depths of falling popularity last fall, and it is starting to be felt in many areas, with major impacts on the future of energy. At … [Read more...] about What’s Really At Stake With The Iran Nuclear Deal (Guest Voice)