Rod Blagojevich: original gangster
Well, he did it. I joked about it, but even I didn't really think he'd do it. Rod Blagojevich, the ballsiest man in America, actually made an appointment to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat....
Category: Politics
You’re an Anti-Semite: on Israel and Gaza
Unless you are living under a rock you are aware that once again Israel is launching an attack on Palestine. Gaza is once again covered in blood. I have strong feelings on this issue; however due to...
Not-So-Happy Holidays: unions and the auto bailout
We Americans have watched our government shell out billions of dollars to keep massive investment banks and insurance companies afloat after their irresponsible actions created the economic crisis in...
Bibi's Back: Netanyahu and Likud in the lead
The one thing we really know about Barack Obama and his abilities is that the President-Elect is a great campaigner. The energy, the electrifying speeches, the limited missteps, and the ability to...
The curious case of Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich may be the cockiest man in politics. And that’s a tough one, considering he comes from the country of Ted Stevens and the state of Rahm Emanuel. The Illinois governor essentially...
Obama, Open Government, and Change.gov
I am aware that at times I sound like the Obama administration's chief cheerleader, but after eight years of Bush policies that felt like a kick in the guts or a punch in the jaw every couple of...
After Mumbai: India, Pakistan staring across the border
These last few weeks, Indian-American filmmaker Sarah Singh has been touring in Pakistan, screening her documentary, “The Sky Below”, and taking questions from an energetic Pakistani public. The...
75 Years After Holodomor: where do we go from here?
Andrey Chikatilo, one of the most gruesome serial murderers in the history of the world, grew up with stories of Holodomor. His mother said that his older brother, Stepan, whose birth and death have...
Hillary Clinton, the Halo Effect, and women’s catch-22
In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton dedicated her gratitude “to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in...
Hawks into doves? Obama’s foreign policy team
For a while, people scoffed at Barack Obama’s run for the presidency, writing him off as a naïve idealist who could never make it halfway through the primaries, let alone into the Oval Office. His...