Author: populist

…We should have caught on by now. When our political leaders want to scare hell out of us about something, real or imagined (you can bet it’s the latter), they declare war on it. It gets the juices flowing and the...

…Although there has been little desire by anyone in the planet to confront the US since the Soviet Union decided to call it a day, continuing fumbling efforts by a remarkably untalented government in Washington could have...

…By almost all measure the state of what can only be called the US criminal injustice system is shocking and outrageous. In the last 35 years the total number incarcerated has exploded from less than 300,000 in 1970 to...

…A month ago my column touched on the realities that are intertwined with undocumented or illegal immigration. But realities presented to us as generalities seldom bring home the point, particularly when one’s mind...

…In the large sea of global politics a minnow like the Palestinians cannot survive without protection and fresh water. The disappearance of objectionable voices that once cried out for the rights of the Palestinian people...