Commentary I really hadn’t given too much thought about whom Donald Trump, the “presumptive” GOP candidate for president will pick for his VP. (Don’t you think it’s time for the media to stop using “presumptive” when they refer to Trump’s candidacy? Presumptive means, “based on probability.” I mean, Lindsay Graham, former virulent Trump-hater said theContinue reading “It’s May – What better time to start thinking about potential Trump Veeps”
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In a year of protests, should we be worried about another Democratic Convention in Chicago?
Commentary I recently had the opportunity to cast a ballot for a friend and neighbor running for a delegate seat to the 2024 Democratic Convention to be held in Chicago in August. My friend was elected to one of the two seats from our Congressional district and will be going to Chicago to attend. WhileContinue reading “In a year of protests, should we be worried about another Democratic Convention in Chicago?”
Exodus from Bibi
Anyone who loves Israel needs to read this Op-ed from from Time Magazine Commentary On this Shabbat, the fifth of the seven days of Passover, I turn Around the Block over to Doron Weber*, whose essay in Time so mirrored my own thoughts and opinions of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “Bibi,” that I canContinue reading “Exodus from Bibi”
The Cult of Trump is in full view
Commentary Watching GOP leaders flip-flop on Trump would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic. In my last post, Thoughts on the war in Gaza, I wrote that my next two stories would be devoted to the current state of U.S. politics, including the upcoming presidential election and the near and present danger of DonaldContinue reading “The Cult of Trump is in full view”
The dangers of another Trump term: If you don’t believe me, believe Bernie!
Commentary A campaign solicitation email from Bernie Sanders is too important not to share Several of my recent posts concluded with my thoughts about the dangers of another Trump presidency. I did my best to warn readers, hoping those who agree with me will at the very least, vote, and perhaps even engage in conversationsContinue reading “The dangers of another Trump term: If you don’t believe me, believe Bernie!”
I can’t get “20 Days in Mariupol” out of my head
Commentary The Oscar winning best documentary film should be required viewing for anyone casting a vote in the upcoming election The story I posted yesterday, Jimmy, Oscar and Donald, was my take on Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast. As I wrote, “…it was a night in which serious films, films dealing with important aspects of history,Continue reading “I can’t get “20 Days in Mariupol” out of my head”
Einstein, the Bomb and Trump
Commentary The unlikely confluence of Albert Einstein and Donald Trump I recently finished watching the Netflix docudrama, Einstein and the Bomb. (Here’s a link to the trailer): The film culminates with the development and dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Although Einstein was not directly involved in the Robert Oppenheimer-led ManhattanContinue reading “Einstein, the Bomb and Trump”
If you’re a fan of democracy, the Iowa caucuses won’t provide much solace.
Commentary Here’s hoping that in the old election adage, “As goes Maine, so goes the nation,” Maine isn’t replaced by Iowa. In my last Around the Block I published an editorial from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel headlined, “Who are we? The people of Iowa will answer first.” https://around-the-block.com/2024/01/14/we-all-know-who-donald-trump-is-the-question-we-have-to-answer-is-who-are-we/ The column’s lede was a quote fromContinue reading “If you’re a fan of democracy, the Iowa caucuses won’t provide much solace.”
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