Best Thing I’ve Read Today
I was going to write a piece about why efforts by CNN’s new owners to make the network more “centrist” were doomed to fail, but Kurt Bardella beat me to it.
Mr. Perspective on John McCain
Joe Biden gave John McCain the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday because they were old pals from the Senate. Why don’t liberals remember these horrible things the man did while he was alive?
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Dana Milbank says if Texas really wants to secede from the USA (again!), we should all say, “Good riddance!” I couldn’t agree more, but I don’t think they can afford it. Here’s why.
The 1/6 Hearing
Some thoughts after watching the first installment of the January 6th Committee hearings, which had some standout moments — and actually had me cheering on a member of the Cheney family.
Their Ends Justify Their Means
I explain how the GOP worked for years to get Roe v Wade overturned, even if it took putting a nut job in the White House and SCOTUS nominees lying to the Senate.
Madeleine Albright
With the news of the death at 84 of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, I dug into my audio archives to find a conversation I had with her in 2008 about her role in the Clinton presidency, issues with Iraq and Iran, and US policies towards Saudi Arabia.