The FCC is going after Colbert and The View, demanding equal time for  candidates not invited to be interviewed.  OK.  Let’s be sure the same is required of conservative media outlets regulated by the FCC.

The Bondi hearing was quite pathetic. Clearly, there’s a cover-up going on regarding Epstein. She repeatedly attempted to change the subject, but will this strategy really work in the long term with Republicans? I believe that all Americans are tired of the nonsense, and the Great Reckoning is coming soon. And we thought Watergate was bad. 

It is sad to watch what is happening to America. Everyone is so angry. I think there is a silent majority of those who would prefer to see another way. If the extremes on each side could, for a moment, see their own contributions to our country’s dysfunction, that would be a start. You can’t solve a problem until you recognize it first. To my Republican friends, I say this: America is tired of the chaos, the brute force, the lies, the theatrics, the corruption, the cruelty and the ugliness. You have allowed yourselves to be taken over by the…

It’s always very risky making predictions in the early days after a military strike. America was gung-ho to go to war with Afghanistan and Iraq, but after years of bloodshed and trillions spent, we came home with little to brag about.  I think it’s going to be different with Venezuela.  Overnight, everything changes.  A tyrant is now gone.  Drug shipments to the U.S. will go down, as will Russian and Chinese influence in South America.The U.S. will rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, and, soon enough, more oil will be available to the U.S. and especially to the Europeans, who found themselves dependent on…

Everyone says they want the Epstein Files released.  We just got a big dump of documents, many of which were heavily redacted. One document — 119 pages of grand jury testimony — was completely redacted. Photos that used to be on the DOJ website disappeared, and a photo of Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson with young people — whose faces were blurred out, as if to protect victims — just appeared. But the photo was taken from another public event and the photo has been in circulation for decades. This is so bush league.  People are sick of all the delays and what…

For five years now, a team of dedicated student interns, gently guided by some inspiring mentors, have been building OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION, or ONC for short. Over 1,000 students have participated so far. Our goal is to reduce partisanship and get America talking again.  Our focus is on common-sense solutions, not finger-pointing. Our motto: “Less hate, more debate.” We see spirit of our motto play out all the time in our articles, interviews, podcasts and more.  Republicans, Democrats, Independents — all are welcome at ONC.  We never yell at one another; we discuss things calmly and try to move things…

The attack on the three nuclear facilities in Iran is generating a lot of turmoil and angst. But what’s worse?  Dealing with this situation in a forceful way — as Trump has done — or hanging around for the next 20-30 years wondering what Iran will do, what Israel will do, what Hamas and Hezbollah will do, etc.? Iran and Israel were never going to end their conflict on their own; at least now Trump has ripped off the Band-Aid, and we can see what happens next.  Israel’s taking out Iran’s air defenses created a rare opportunity to do something…

There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “May you live in interesting times.” We surely live in interesting times. This feud between Musk and Trump is surreal. Photo credit: ABC News

I know a website developer from Venezuela who, for many years, has tried his darndest to come to the United States.   I think I should leave him nameless for now. I don’t want to get him into any trouble. I know, from years of email correspondence, he really doesn’t like the political and economic situation in Venezuela.   He was actually hoping, during the first Trump administration, the U.S. would invade Venezuela and liberate its citizens.   My Venezuelan friend LOVES Trump — at least he did last time we were in touch. A year or two ago, my friend and his…

I attended a recent Bernie Sanders/AOC “Fight Oligarchy” gathering in Los Angeles.  Thirty-six thousand attended.  In my mind, I was transported back to the late sixties and early seventies, when I came of age politically.  Back in those days, we protested the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon.  The hippies of that era had a way of making protests fun adventures. It was the same at the Bernie/AOC rally.  I saw one lady dressed up as the Statue of Liberty; there were all kinds of t-shirts with clever political slogans printed on them. I attended with one of our student interns…