One of the pleasures, or afflictions, of the Hudson Valley is the omnipresence of Alan Chartock on public radio. Chartock is a political observer and professor. I will bite my tongue and note that some people evidently love him. Anyway,…
The advance word from New Hampshire leaves me elated, and feeling vindicated about my own claims over the least year or so that the left is returning as a force in American politics. I’ve said it again and again over…
Walt and Mearsheimer have had a dramatic effect on the American discourse, in a silent way. No, the powers that be don’t want to give the authors credit, but things are changing. Robert Siegel’s Do-they-hate-us-because-of-Israel question in the Dem debate…
Justin Elliott of Mother Jones went over the 11 Democratic debates to see how often Israel came up. His report: In nine of the 11 debates, the terms Israel, Palestinians, and Gaza were either never uttered or were mentioned once…
In 1957 Elia Kazan made a movie called “A Face in the Crowd,” about the emerging power of television & celebrity, in which an Arkansas hobo and guitar picker who has tremendous likeability is discovered in a jail cell–and played…
If onrushing speedboats send a message to an American warship, “you will explode in a few minutes,” isn’t the correct military response to blow the suckers out of the water on the spot? Don’t the rules of engagement justify and…
Looks like Hillary’s near-tearful moment over the terrible tragedy for the American polity that awaits us if the good forces she represents don’t win–which is what she was saying, if not actually feeling, when she fell apart–will hurt her and…