U.S.-Facilitated Security
Six days ago the Internet was abuzz with news about "our trumpeted success in persuading Pakistan to end its seven-month blockade of supplies for...
Valerie T May Soon Be Free to Tweet to Her Heart’s Content
The French satirical publication Le Canard Enchaine is not our Onion. Its articles, even when more wishful thinking than factual reports are the result...
Breaking News: Greece Cannot Publicly Start Killing Its People – No Matter How Old...
Everybody is afraid of Greece. What if Greece gives us another example in democracy and saves its people at the risk of imposing limits...
The French Thinker of the Moment – Mme Lagarde
Unable to fix Europe’s financial crisis caused by one currency, the euro, for multiple economic levels, Christine Lagarde told the Greeks this weekend that...
Dropping the Mitts: Dems Missing out on Taking the Fight to Romney
With Gingrich finally throwing in the towel (and with candidate Newt's demise so too does our expectation of living on the moon in the...
Where Obama Failed DOE Succeeded: NYC Standardized Tests Have Reached Post-partisanship (AKA, Idiocy)
In light of the 50 banned words by the NYC Department of Education (DOE), Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, for example, would be changed for the...
Mahmood Swings. The Past Is the Future for Israel and Iran
The past several months, and even years, have brought a lot of talk about how an Israeli attack on Iran’s incipient nuclear capabilities will...
The Joke of the Super PAC. Much Too Subtle for Some
As far back as I can remember, there has never been a better running political joke than the series of “Super Pac” segments performed...
All I Want for Christmas Is… a Revolution
It’s Christmas time and nothing would stave off the cold and unemployment better than a revolution. Lenin gave history one of its most famous...
The New York Times Approves of the Mayor’s Job Performance
For the last few days, since I glanced at The New York Times headline, “City Voters Approve of Mayor’s Overall Job Performance,” I have...
Of Gods, Charlie Hebdo and Tasseography
This past week, the satirical French newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, had its Paris office firebombed. Its website and Facebook page were also hacked and remain...
Movie Star Quality at Reality Star Prices
The new ad for Wódka Vodka claims to deliver "Movie Star Quality, Reality Star Pricing." I say Mazel Tov! and move on. But the...
Scary NYPD
I got my feet wet as an attorney in NYC by defending cops in police brutality cases, 42 USC Section 1983. My memories 10...
