Rights and Democracy
The Sentence They Don’t Tell You About
Eight years ago I blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture program. I knew there'd be trouble, but I never could've predicted the years-long ordeal that followed. My revelations led to a four-year-long FBI investigation and five felony charges — against me, not the...
Hillary or Bernie?
To Fight Racism, Protect the Right to Vote
The cold-blooded murder of nine people at a Charleston church made it impossible to deny the persistence of racism across the nation. So do the symbols of support for slavery and segregation that remain emblazoned on public property throughout the South, and scattered...
Creeping out of the Foxhole
At long last Republican presidential hopefuls crept out of their foxholes, where they’d been cowering and maintaining radio silence, to attack Donald Trump. With one or two exceptions, the field went AWOL as Trump trashed immigrants, calling them drug runners and...
Bullhorn Politics
The Money Primary
The results of the first election of the 2016 presidential race are already in. It's the money primary, controlled not by voters, but by super-wealthy donors. In this exclusive election, Jeb is way out front of the GOP pack with a record haul of $100 million, while...
Christie Tells It Like It Isn’t
How exciting: Chris Christie put his name on the Republican presidential dance card. He’s No. 14. The big man from New Jersey entered the race with all the chutzpah and hullaballoo that's marked his five-and-a-half years as governor of the Garden State. In his...
A Supreme Threat to American Democracy
Here's a little quiz you won’t find on the LSATs: Which Supreme Court justice called a recent ruling by the court a "threat to American democracy"? And what decision was it? A. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote it of the Citizens United decision, which armed...
When Children Hurt, Schools Can Help
What happens when children witness violence? It’s more common than you think, and the effects can be devastating. More than 1 in 4 American children have been exposed to violence, according to a recently published study from the journal Pediatrics. Researchers found...
Second Chances Are as American as Baseball
I love baseball. I have since I was a kid. And I’m lucky to be married to a woman who loves the game as much as I do. We recently attended the 86th annual Major League All Star Game in Cincinnati. As part of the opening ceremonies, the Cincinnati Reds honored what...
