Changing currents are sometimes difficult to assess while waters are still swirling, yet there has been a sea change in American politics, an important realignment. Not illogically, the two recent presidential aspirants embody the trends and represent the new realities….
Since United States Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has been in the news of late, I thought it would be interesting to share my firsthand experience as a congressional aide in his office. The American public has not yet had a…
Jerry Lee Lewis died on Oct. 28, 2022. He had not charted a hit song for many years. His trademark furious movements were distant memories. His voice had grown scratchier. His visibility had receded to an audience comprised of loyal…
A gonzo journalist who transcended print — an Andrew Breitbart or James O’Keefe, perhaps, before there were Breitbarts and O’Keefes. A Huntress S. Thompson, you might say, but her particular Las Vegas was the political Swamp. A mover and shaker…
Norma McCorvey was a simple soul who unwittingly, without a plan or goal or initial cause, became the central figure in one of the most divisive and consequential controversies of her time … and subsequent times. Roe v. Wade was…
In my childhood years and even into my grown-up years, I regarded myself as Mickey Mouse’s pal. Uncle Walt’s pal, really. I went to the theme parks and collected the toys and went to the Disney movies. As a child,…
In a proper inaugural ceremony next January 20, absent artifice and minus political cliches, Joe Biden would be called to stand and put his hand on the Bible, and assisted in so doing, and then would start to repeat the…
“History is written by the victors,” Napoleon is supposed to have said. “History is nothing but agreed-upon lies,” Napoleon did say. Like Julius Caesar, his military victories swept away rival rulers. They both were honored in their times but also…