by Peter Simon | Aug 2, 2024 | Politics |
Like many an American, I was stumped by Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. Miraculously surviving an assassination attempt, emerging triumphant as case after legal case against him crashed and burned, starring—there is no other word—in a...
by Peter Simon | Sep 4, 2018 | Culture, Politics |
One of John McCain’s last wishes was that Donald Trump stay away from his funeral. How ironic, then, that the entire affair should revolve entirely around Donald Trump. But then why not? What is every event on the public stage nowadays that attracts large viewership,...
by Peter Simon | May 25, 2018 | Culture, Politics |
I must admit that I cringed as I approached David Brooks’ latest piece in the Times. When the headline is “Donald Trump’s Magical Fantasy World,” you know the Great Karnak is about to emerge in full turban and engage in a good deal of flamboyant...
by Peter Simon | Apr 28, 2018 | Culture, Politics |
Regarding Israel, I have–like most people, I think–very mixed opinions. After Auschwitz, I think it became very clear to all people of Jewish origin that however civilized the nation you lived in might appear to be, being a minority put you into a...
by Peter Simon | Apr 2, 2018 | Culture, Politics |
One of the difficulties of carrying on any sort of intelligent, as opposed to apocalyptic, discussion of Trump’s policies lies in the fact that the press paint everything he says, does, or is, in only Satanic colors. This is obvious in the latest New York Times...
by Peter Simon | Feb 18, 2018 | Politics |
I find the term “Fake News” off-putting, because so much of what we read nowadays isn’t exactly “fake” so much as it’s merely commentary pretending to be news. Do we really care if Donald Trump once slept with a Playboy Bunny, for...
