Here is CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria’s column at The Washington Post: The United States’ debt ceiling crisis is, once again, provoking the usual commentary about the country’s presumed dysfunction. But the truth is that this unprovoked madness, causing self-inflicted wounds, is taking place against […]
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Zakaria: The nation’s policy on classified documents and “secrecy” is “out-of-control”
As is often the case, Zakaria makes a lot of sense here: What should we think of the fact that Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and now Mike Pence have all turned out to have classified material sitting in their houses? […]
Zakaria: The GOP must purge Trump
Do the results of the 2022 midterm elections represent a serious wound, if not a mortal wound, to Donald Trump and Trumpism? Not really. Take the issue of election denial. Kari Lake lost her gubernatorial bid in Arizona, but the […]
Zakaria: The GOP is “not filled with authoritarians.” It’s “filled with cowards”
Fareed Zakaria believes the midterms were about two things: abortion and Trump. Here is a taste of his column at The Washington Post: So, what was the vote about (or, rather, against)? It’s difficult to be sure, because exit polls […]
On climate change, ‘the perfect should not become the enemy of the good”
I just got home from a three-week research trip and my lawn is out of control. But I can’t mow it because it’s nearly 100-degrees here in Pennsylvania. (Ok, I can mow it, but I don’t want to pass out […]
Why infrastructure is so important
Here is Fareed Zakaria at The Washington Post: Every two minutes, a water main breaks in America. The total amount of treated water wasted every day is about 6 billion gallons, or 9,000 swimming pools. Every day! And it highlights why the […]
“You should not have the right to spread disease and occupy a precious hospital bed”
We urgently need a vaccine passport in the United States. I agree with every word of Fareed Zakaria’s column this week. Here is a taste: Like the United States, France has had high levels of anti-vaccination sentiment. But political leadership […]
The tribalism of the GOP
Here is Fareed Zakaria’s weekly column at The Washington Post: The Republican Party’s decision (in effect) to excommunicate Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) is a watershed event. It marks the final transformation of the party from an ideologically driven enterprise to one that […]