Thinking About 2016
One of my favorite commentators on Middle East issues, MJ Rosenberg, has offered some ruminations on the future of American politics that accord fairly closely up to a point with my own evolving views. In an earlier post (11/21/13) I ...
Read MoreRussia, the Ukraine and the West: Another View
The Cold War is history, but Cold War modes of viewing the world persist. The current crisis is playing out in the media as a familiar morality tale of Western innocence and Russian (/Soviet) perfidy. The reality, now as ...
Read MorePanel Discussion–Chomsky’s Challenge to American Power
If you live in or around NYC and would be interested in hearing what should be a lively discussion of my book, you are welcome to attend a panel discussion this Wednesday evening, March 5, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 ...
Read MoreAmericans and the Deaths of Others
Every author has an article or a story languishing somewhere in his computer that has not been accepted anywhere for publication. One of the great advantages of having your own blog is that you can always make sure that such ...
Read MoreNewt Gingrich on Global Warming
I’m reprinting the following from The Hill website. No further comment by me is necessary, but I can’t help noting that Gingrich is widely regarded as the intellectual heavyweight among leading Republican politicians. Last month, on CNN’s “Crossfire,” which he co-hosts, ...
Read MoreDavid Brooks: Compassion, Myopia and Paternalism
The New York Times’ David Brooks is a compassionate conservative. I’m not being sarcastic: in contrast to many of his brethren on the right, who are neither compassionate nor conservative but mean-spirited and reactionary, Brooks really does care about people, ...
Read MoreIt’s not Just the Bridge
If you’re like me, you’re probably tired by now of hearing and reading about Chris Christie. But if you can’t get enough of it, or if you doubt that the guy is an utter sleaze, and/or if you are interested ...
Read MoreClinton Hatred: An Added Note
In my last post, I suggested that Obama-hatred and Clinton-hatred were not much different in intensity and number of adherents, but that there are other reasons to explain Clinton hatred, leaving racism as a major explanation for the right’s crazy ...
Read MoreYes: Obama Hatred is Largely Racist-Based
The foregoing assertion might seem obvious, but for a long time I had some doubts. Certainly, the frothing, irrational hatred of Obama that is so widespread on the right in this country demands an explanation, and racism is the most ...
Read MoreHillary Comes Out
Since I ended my last post with a reproach for Hillary Clinton, it is only fair that I pass on the news—which doesn’t seem to have gotten a lot of attention– that she has in fact come out against threatening ...
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