Maya Angelou once advised, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” That quote came to mind the other day when I heard Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn declare in a video that married Americans should not be free to use contraceptives. Yup, that’s the...
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate confirmation hearing has commenced, so let’s first dispense with the easy stuff: She’s eminently qualified to join the U.S. Supreme Court. No other nominee has ever boasted such a wide-ranging resume (federal appeals judge, federal trial...
When I hear Republicans blaming President Biden for high gas prices, I’m reminded of what scribe Mary McCarthy once said of her rival Lillian Hellman: “Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the.” I wouldn’t go quite that far in condemning Republicans for...
I’ll take a wild guess that Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Tuesday decision to withdraw her bid for a key post on the Federal Reserve Board was not something that rocked your world. Or even registered on your radar. Because, quite possibly, you’re never heard of Sarah Bloom...
If you’re whining about gas prices or rush hour traffic or any number of all-American annoyances, there’s one handy way to put things in perspective: Read this piece about Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian broadcast network employe who popped up on live TV, in the...
