Today’s world, today’s challenges and today’s politics cry out for media commentators to make careful distinctions.
Smash Burgers, Onions and Climate Change
A Depression-era meal for more environmental-minded times? A hamburger treat from Oklahoma City to get more out of less hits Berlin.
The Merkel-Obama Riddle — Or: What Makes Leaders Hesitate?
Examining the parallels in the political style and performance of Angela Merkel and Barack Obama, the past decade’s transatlantic power couple.
The U.S. Supreme Court: Now a Roman Catholic Institution?
Conservative Supreme Court Justices are making unaccountable and undemocratic decisions, much like the Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith.
Of Borders and Metaphors
How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation.
Alexei Navalny: The Freest Man in the World
The recurring question of what freedom means in the political and the everyday world.
Lindsey Graham: The Shifting “Rectitude” of US Male Politicians
Until just now, a Trump loyalist, Lindsey Graham — the political chameleon — changes yet again as a new political season is upon Washington.
South Carolina and Georgia: A Contemporary Tale of Two Southern States
“Nothin’ could be finer” than to see Georgia flip yet again.
The US and the Coddling of Donald Trump
Is this really the time to “humor” the outgoing U.S. President by allowing him slowly to come to terms with reality — like a little boy?
Kamala Harris and the Evolution of the Birds: Worldwide Lessons
How evolution over millions of years has created sovereign female birds and equally sovereign human females.