Articles filed under Commentary
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Yes, they spied on TrumpFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - One of the most contentious claims Donald Trump ever made was his insistence that he had been the target of spying. He made the charge in several different ways. For exa...
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Tim Cook has earned his $99 million paydayFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - The news that Apple CEO Tim Cook is looking at a payday of some $99 million has set tongues wagging, especially since the prestigious Institutional Shareholder Services ...
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How making bail determines your experience with our justice systemFeb 20, 2022 12:00 am - I was 19 years old when a car turned left in front of me without looking and I plowed into it. First responders placed me on a stretcher and loaded me into an ambulance....
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Can I ever fully be African American?Feb 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Daily Herald asked me at the beginning of February, Black History Month, to share some thoughts about being a Black woman in America. Over these last few weeks of co...
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Why experts should embrace humility after their inflation miscalculationFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - As the greatest inflation spike of the last 50 years occurs, the utter failure of economists, their models and many pundits to foresee what was coming is worth highlight...
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Biden goes to Ohio, and other irrelevanciesFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - The headlines about the polls are right, of course. President Joe Biden's approval rating is in the toilet, right down there with presidents who stumble into wars, hosta...
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Biden's perfect pick for the court may be right at handFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - The first Black woman on the Supreme Court is justice delayed, and President Joe Biden - and the nominee - has the historical burden of presenting the perfect pick to th...
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Durham bottom line: Big Media was snookeredFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - "Court Filing Started a Furor in Right-Wing Outlets, but Their Narrative Is Off Track," read The New York Times headline for a story about special counsel John Durham's ...
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Election integrity, the Electoral College and Mike PenceFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - "President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election." Former Vice President Mike Pence was clear, calm and accurate in this statement Feb. 4 while address...
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The first sign of giving upFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - In the northeastern part of America, where I live happily with a wife, two cats and a snow shovel, governors are crooning softly to their constituents, telling them that...