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Tilting at Women
In OtherWords: October 5, 2016
Last week, Congress rejected President Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act that will allow victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for their involvement. OtherWords cartoonist Khalil Bendib imagines what this law would look...
Are U.S.-Saudi Relations Finally Souring?
Congress recently passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) allowing families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue other governments, including Saudi Arabia, for possible damages. Despite threats by the Saudi government to sell...
Is Trump Committed to Democratic Rule of Law?
Donald Trump’s rhetoric has been so dangerously outside the bounds of normal American political discourse — which, at least, pays lip service to constitutional governance and democratic rule — that legitimate questions about whether he could be relied on to fully and...
Why Our Kids Are Coming in Last Place
The United States, anyone could reasonably argue, has the most accomplished elite athletes in the world. The best evidence? In Rio this past summer, young American men and women finished at a comfortable first place in the Olympic final medal tally. But what if we...
His Bigoted Majesty
A University of Michigan student has officially changed his personal pronoun to "His Majesty." The student, who is politically conservative, did so to call attention to and ridicule the university policy which allows students to select their own designated personal...
The Stumpf Banking System
"Stumpf" is a German adjective for someone who's obtuse, slow on the uptake, imperceptive, or to put it bluntly, stupid. Ironically, it also happens to be the surname of Wells Fargo's CEO, who's now mired in the most shameful banking scandal yet. For seven years or...
War Victims Sue
In OtherWords: September 28, 2016
In the first presidential debate of 2016, Hillary Clinton was quick to bring up that "small" million-dollar loan Donald Trump borrowed from his father. And Trump, predictably, stood by his business acumen while understating the advantage of inheriting his father's...
Clinton’s Surprising Debate Stumble on Trade
In her first debate with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton delivered one of her more memorable one-liners when she quipped, "I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. You know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president." Debate rules be...
