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Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 7:58 AM
Archives for February 2015
FCC: Long Live Net Neutrality!
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 5:09 AM
As I followed public debate on net neutrality over the past few years, the number of people who pleaded ignorance about the issues and consequences stupefied me. For it struck me, from the outset, that keeping the Internet open and free, which is the principle behind net neutrality, is as basic a democratic imperative as… Read more.
Who Knew Lady Gaga Could Sing?! Actually, I did
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 5:52 AM
The Oscars marked the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music on Sunday by having Lady Gaga perform a medley of its signature songs. Evidently, she shocked many people with her performance, none more so than the star of this beloved musical, Julie Andrews: It appeared that Andrews was just as in awe of the performance… Read more.
DOJ: No Charges Warranted in Zimmerman Case
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:56 AM
Here is an excerpt from “George Zimmerman: Not Guilty, but Hardly Innocent,” July 15, 2013, which I wrote after a Florida jury acquitted him of killing Trayvon Martin. ____________________ While most Blacks (being led by the NAACP no less) are now calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file criminal civil rights charges against Zimmerman,… Read more.
Netanyahu’s Call for Jewish Exodus more Sharpton than Moses / Will Address Congress
Monday, February 23, 2015 at 3:47 PM
Despite my seasoned cynicism, the chutzpah of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never ceases to amaze me. (“Netanyahu, Obama’s Iago; Iran, His Desdemona,” The iPINIONS Journal, October 2, 2013) Netanyahu has demonstrated throughout his career that there’s no event too solemn, or too farcical, for him to exploit for political gain. This exploitation invariably has… Read more.
And the Oscar Goes To…
Monday, February 23, 2015 at 5:57 AM
Well, first things first – if you haven’t read “The Oscars 2015: My Picks,” I suggest you scroll down to do so before continuing here. That said, I’ve read enough reviews of last night’s show to feel utterly vindicated for having written this after watching last year’s show: I’m never going to waste my time… Read more.
The Oscars 2015: My Picks
Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:46 PM
With all due respect to critics and members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Academy), how much a film makes, not whether it wins an Oscar, is the generally recognized measure of its success. Especially considering that winning an Oscar is more the result of crass political campaigning than any assessment of… Read more.
Russia to Ukraine: Be My Valentine or I Kill You!
Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:19 PM
I’ve written many commentaries over the years on the Ukrainians. Most notably, in “My Favorite Ex-Communists…,” October 2, 2007, I bemoaned the chronic political dysfunction that had Ukrainians emulating the Italians’ promiscuous penchant for changing governments; and in “Ukraine: a New (Post-War) Germany in the Making,” August 30, 2014, I decried the political and military… Read more.
African Migrants Turning Mediterranean into Vast Cemetery
Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 6:52 PM
History is replete with episodes of people migrating in droves from one place to another in search of a better life. And, in far too many cases, their migration challenged them to make it through a known hell to get to an uncertain heaven. Hispanics and Haitians migrating to America blighted the twentieth century in… Read more.
Replace Retired Jon Stewart with Suspended Brian Williams … and Vice Versa? Noooo!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 2:18 PM
Brian Williams, America’s top news anchor, became a national laughingstock last week when videos of him telling all manner of self-aggrandizing lies went viral. It spoke volumes, however, that he responded in self-aggrandizing fashion by announcing that he was taking himself off the air “for a few days” – presumably until the next viral scandal… Read more.