Tag Archives: New York Times

Trump Ruling in Colorado Will Test Conservative Approach to Law

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Two doctrines favored by the conservative supermajority — textualism and originalism — could play a crucial role in any decision by the justices on whether to keep Donald Trump on the ballot By Charlie Savage/ New York Times/ December 21, … Continue reading →

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How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By David Brooks/ NY Times/ November 2, 2023 We’re living in a brutalizing time: Scenes of mass savagery pervade the media. Americans have become vicious toward one another amid our disagreements. Everywhere I go, people are coping with an avalanche … Continue reading →

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The Senate Is Getting Less Democratic by the Minute

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

It seems as if the Democratic Party always starts its election campaigns far behind the starting line. The Republican Party is able to benefit from all the electoral college laws and court decisions that give an advantage to smaller states. … Continue reading →

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Wasted Opportunity–America’s Foes Are Joining Forces

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Peter Beinart/ New York Times/ July 3, 2023 Mr. Beinart is a professor of journalism and political science at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York. The Biden administration recently made two grim announcements: … Continue reading →

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America May Be Broken Beyond Repair

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Michelle Goldberg/ /New York Times/ May 27, 2022 In an ad released last year, Blake Masters, a leading candidate in Arizona’s Republican Senate primary, cradles a semiautomatic weapon. “This is a short-barreled rifle,” he said, ominous music playing in … Continue reading →

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Insecure President

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Double, Double, Trump’s Toil, Our Trouble Demon sperm meets alien D.N.A., as President Trump teeters. By Maureen Dowd/ New York Times/ August 1, 2020 WASHINGTON — Macbeth has his doubts. But his wife taunts him about his manliness until he … Continue reading →

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HOW WE BROKE THE WORLD

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Greed and globalization set us up for disaster. By Tom Friedman/ New York Times/ May 30, 2020 If recent weeks have shown us anything, it’s that the world is not just flat. It’s fragile. And we’re the ones who made … Continue reading →

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Nut Cases

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

The Right Sends In the Quacks Covid-19 highlights the conservative reliance on fake experts.   By Paul Krugman/ New York Times / April 20, 2020 Over the past few days there have been noisy, threatening demonstrations at various statehouses demanding … Continue reading →

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THE AMERICA WE NEED

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

By the Editorial Board/ New York Times/ April 9, 2020 From some of its darkest hours, the United States has emerged stronger and more resilient. Between May and July 1862, even as Confederate victories in Virginia raised doubts about the … Continue reading →

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American Democracy May Be Dying

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Authoritarian rule may be just around the corner. By Paul Krugman/ New York Times/ April 9, 2020   If you aren’t terrified both by Covid-19 and by its economic consequences, you haven’t been paying attention. Even though social distancing may … Continue reading →

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