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3 days ago

Credit Where It’s Due: The Power of the Press

A demonstration of how the press can make a difference. Last week in this blog I wrote — yet again — about the responsibility of the press to call out the threat that the Trumpist GOP poses to American democracy, instead of engaging in the outdated, pre-2016 faux objectivity and…

Supreme Court

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Credit Where It’s Due: The Power of the Press
Credit Where It’s Due: The Power of the Press
Supreme Court

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Nov 30

Biden Shames the Press

Can the media resist its own worst instincts and tell the truth about the two leading presidential candidates? Among Americans who pay attention to politics, there is currently a palpable panic in Democratic circles that Joe Biden could well lose the 2024 presidential election. The opponent we fear can beat…

Politics

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Biden Shames the Press
Biden Shames the Press
Politics

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Nov 9

“War Crime” Is a Redundancy (Almost)

What is beyond the pale? Keeping up with the news coming out of Gaza is daunting, so I can’t remember where I read it, but I recently saw someone reject the use of the term “war crime” because, as they put it, “all war is a crime.” That would put…

War

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“War Crime” Is a Redundancy (Almost)
“War Crime” Is a Redundancy (Almost)
War

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Oct 25

The Penalty Kick as Ontological Dilemma

How can a goalkeeper react so fast to a penalty kick? Because there’s no such thing as a continuous Self. During last winter’s World Cup (remember when they held the World Cup in the winter?), the Washington Post ran a piece prosaically titled “Soccer Players React In Milliseconds In Penalty…

Soccer

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The Penalty Kick as Ontological Dilemma
The Penalty Kick as Ontological Dilemma
Soccer

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Oct 14

Beware the Backlash

Even in the wake of a horrific attack, support for Israel will be short-lived, as we watch an immutable rule of war demonstrated yet again. Bottom line upfront, as they taught us bright-eyed young infantry officers in Building Four in what is now known as Ft. Moore, GA: In asymmetrical…

Israel

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Beware the Backlash
Beware the Backlash
Israel

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Sep 7

Kafka Would Blush

Trump’s latest legal gambit is the height of absurdity and contempt for the law — even for him. Hey, hive mind: is there an app for keeping track of Trump’s various criminal and civil trials? (Ideally one that does not require me to update my operating system.) Between the Mar-a-Lago…

Politics

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Kafka Would Blush
Kafka Would Blush
Politics

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Aug 30

What Is the Best Case Scenario?

Suppose we beat Trump in ’24, and even convict him of major crimes. What then? This blog is not known for its sunny optimism. In my experience, the light at the end of the tunnel usually turns out to be the headlamp of an oncoming train. That said, I am…

Politics

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What Is the Best Case Scenario?
What Is the Best Case Scenario?
Politics

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Aug 23

Smiles of a Summer Night (Sorta)

Another summer’s end, and another great unknown ahead. I hate the end of summer. That’s because­ — simple math — I love summer. Like the song goes, it’s my time of year. Part of it is just me, part of it is being a water sports guy (ha ha, I…

Politics

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Smiles of a Summer Night (Sorta)
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sorta)
Politics

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Aug 15

Reason’s End

Is there any point in taking the high road when the other side denies there’s such a thing as a “road” at all? On the heels of a federal judge rejecting the Hunter Biden plea deal, Merrick Garland has announced the appointment of a special counsel to look into the…

Politics

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Reason’s End
Reason’s End
Politics

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Aug 7

The Fast and the Furious

Poor people gonna rise up and take what’s theirs? Faithful readers of this blog would be forgiven for thinking that, after a week that saw the long-awaited Big Indictmentof Trump, one could turn to these pages for some pontification about it it. It’s coming, trust me. For now, The Washington…

Pop Music

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The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
Pop Music

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Robert Edwards / The King's Necktie

Robert Edwards / The King's Necktie

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