In 2001, my book, Twentynine Palms, about death near a California Marine base, exposed class and sexual violence in a military town. Some things are better now, many are not.
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Posted inNewsletter
“I Could Do Anything”: Trump’s Dangerous Mantra
The president’s words on Cuba, the next nation he’s casing for foreign intervention, sound all too familiar.
Posted inLaw and Justice
If I Were Trump’s Lawyers After Losing the Assault and Defamation Case, I’d Be Very Concerned
The former president was found liable, and it’s his third legal defeat as he awaits the wrath of prosecutors from D.C. to Florida. Legal scholar Jennifer Taub discusses Trump’s road from here.
Posted inPolitical Animal
PBS Finds No Support for Tara Reade’s Accusations
More than 70 former Biden staffers found nothing that would corroborate her story.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Should We Always Believe Women?
We fail to empower them when we suggest that they are exempt from the flaws associated with the human condition.
Posted inPolitical Animal
What if Jeffrey Dahmer Had Been Treated Like Jeffrey Epstein?
A serial victimizer of children shouldn’t be given a pass because of alleged connections to the intelligence community.
Posted inPolitical Animal
GOP Senators Offer Weak Defenses of Trump Against Sexual Assault Allegations
Some say he should be investigated and others say they take him at his word, but sound unconvincing.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Only Assaults Women Who Are His Type
That is one of the defenses he has employed against allegations of rape.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump Have a Bad Day
One was involved in a domestic dispute, the other was credibly accused of rape.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Sr. and Jr. Oppose Roy Moore on Political Rather Than Moral Grounds
The president and his son don’t think Moore can win, but make no mention of his alleged sexual assaults.
