What I Heard at a Paris Dinner Table—and What I Still Hear Today
Thirty-five years after a charged conversation about Israel, I still find myself returning to one word: Enough. In the early summer of 1990, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded
When the Dream Scenario is a Nightmare
If Donald Trump is defeated in six weeks and if the Democrats regain control of the senate, I will pop open my best bottle of champagne and
The triumph of Centrism
Elizabeth Warren did almost everything right
I Have Chosen my Candidate, I am Early-Voting Today!
But lest you think I am doing this with hubris and confidence, know that I will be chewing my nails to the bone
Mitch McConnell , Good Wine and the Theory of Quantum Entanglement
I once listened to a statistician over a couple of glasses of wine who explained to me about a theory that some of his colleagues swear by.
The Betrayal of Justice and Liberty
In one of the key battles of WWII, in November of 1942, British forces defeated the advancing German forces that were moving east across North Africa, heading
If I Were a Republican…
… I would want to lose 2020 in a massive, monumental landslide. I would want the Democrats to win the Presidential race, take the Senate, increase their
If Democrats were Republicans…
… They would not look a gift horse in the mouth. The Democrats’ go-to cri de coeur of the past three years has been to point at
Narratus Interruptus
I’ve decided there is no value in the adage of always expecting the unexpected, it sounds like profound wisdom but in practice, I’ve found that as I
The Hangover
Like an alcoholic who was left locked up overnight in a liquor store, last night’s Democratic Party Liberty and Justice Dinner was a binge. Feeding on the