Politicians aren’t saints, including my slain uncles, but they all belonged to a time when it mattered to rise above division, find unity in tragedy, and celebrate moral courage.
Roy Cohn
Posted inPolitics
RFK Jr.’s Lies Stain the Republic
Despite the damage, he remains Trump’s most popular cabinet secretary, an ominous sign for 2028.
Posted inPolitics
Extortionist-in-Chief
The mob-style shakedowns of colleges, networks, law firms, and businesses are the through line of the Trump era.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Emil Bove: Trump’s Judicial Nominee Says “F… you” to the Courts
In our latest examination of the circuit court nominee and Supreme Court frontrunner, we examine his profanity, dissembling, and loyalty to Dear Leader.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How the Justice Department’s Trump Prosecution Ran Aground
Filing the documents case in Florida instead of D.C and not probing disqualification earlier—these are among the errors that should be nagging at Merrick Garland and Jack Smith.
Posted inJuly/August 2023
The Judge Who Sentenced the Rosenbergs
It was the most high-profile espionage trial of the Cold War, and Irving R. Kaufman and his liberal and controversial legacy remain a source of debate.
Posted inBooks
Washington’s Hundred-Year War on Gays
A rich, harrowing chronicle of the federal government’s oppression of homosexuals in the 20th century firmly refuses to draw any connection to today’s struggles.
Posted inPolitical Animal
In William Barr, Trump Has Found His Roy Cohn
Here’s what we can expect next from the president’s fixer.
Posted inPolitical Animal
How Donald Trump Conned His Way to a Reputation for Great Wealth
With the help of Roy Cohn, Trump tricked Forbes into listing him as one of the country’s richest people.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump and the Triumph of Fake News
It’s hard to dispute one word of Brian Stelter’s February 4 condemnation of the GOP’s memo-based malevolence–and the right-wing media’s key role in fueling the foolishness of Donald Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA): Geraldo Rivera is also unquestionably correct: had Fox News and Hannity been a prominent cultural/political force in the early 1970s, Richard […]
