Aaron Goldstein
I suppose the answer as to why Donald Trump insults anyone, much less New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, is an existential one. Trump insults therefore he is. Of course, it could be that he genuinely dislikes Hispanics, particularly Hispanic women…
If you were in New York City between 1947 and 1972 and found yourself walking on 6th Avenue between West 52nd & West 55th Streets there is a very good chance you saw a blind Viking carrying a stick as large…
British actor Burt Kwouk has passed away at the age of 85. Kwouk’s acting career spanned more than half a century mostly on British TV shows such as Danger Man, The Saint and later Last of The Summer Wine. But…
The State Department’s Inspector General has released its report chiding Hillary Clinton for her use of a private server to receive government e-mails, including classified information. Although restrained in its language, the report takes the former Secretary of State to…
In an effort to placate Bernie Sanders, the DNC (via Hillary Clinton) have seen fit to allow Bernie to appoint five people to the DNC’s Platform Committee. Sanders appointed environmental activist Bill McKibben (who I saw introduce Bernie here in…
Today is Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday. I have written about Dylan a couple of times over the years. I wrote a piece about him in 2012 after he accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama while wearing shades…
I have to give Norah O’Donnell some credit. Unlike some other 60 Minutes profiles of Obama Administration members (i.e. Lesley Stahl’s embarrassing December 2013 puff piece of National Security Adviser Susan Rice) O’Donnell at least made an effort to challenge…
The other day I mocked The Hill for its headline, “Hillary’s unlikely ally: The media”. Well, Fortune Magazine has topped that with this doozy of a headline: “Hillary Clinton Is Not a Liar” The article’s author Ben Geier critiqued the…
As you might expect, I was skeptical of Donald Trump’s list of 11 potential Supreme Court picks. I have even more reason to be skeptical due to the fact that Trump told Sean Hannity, his SC pick wouldn’t necessarily be…
Morley Safer, the veteran CBS newsman who had been with the network since 1964 and with its flagship program 60 Minutes since 1968 before announcing his retirement last week, has died. He was 84. The last of the 60 Minutes…
