Can Gov. Larry Hogan Defy History and Win a 2nd Term?
Larry Hogan will run for reelection against Democrat Ben Jealous, best known for his tenure as national president of the NAACP.
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Michael Olesker
Rest in Peace, Ghost of Philip Roth
In “Disobedience,” two women reach for each other in their desperation, and cast off all religious strictures. And we can get past the Jewish self-consciousness and realize they could be anybody.
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On Election Day, Sort Out the Legitimate Contenders from the Jokers
I’m not endorsing anybody here. The only voting tip I’m offering is this: Look for the candidates who are thinking most clearly about their communities, not their careers.
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Elijah Cummings and the Power of Prayer
There are now about 2,000 immigrant children along the southern U.S. border who have been separated from their parents.
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U.S. immigration officers take a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Tex., on June 12. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images/Courtesy of JTA)
Lies and Blasphemy Prop Up America’s New Immigration Policies
Under previous administrations, those caught entering the United States illegally faced deportation but not criminal charges – and they were not separated from their children.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) and President Donald Trump at their historic summit in Singapore on June 12. (Kevin Lim/The Strait Times/Handout/Getty Images)
Hello, Mr. President? Neville Chamberlain Calling
As President Donald Trump arrives home from Singapore, somewhere in a British graveyard the ghost of Neville Chamberlain whispers, “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Mr. President.”
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Are the days of formal funeral and memorial service attire behind us? (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
When Did Frumpy Become Fashionable?
It’s been my experience that outfits have gotten less formal at Sol Levinson & Bros. funeral home over the years and at synagogues, too.
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Robert Kennedy (far left) is shown leaving the funeral of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, on Nov. 25, 1963. (Wikipedia)
Today, We Should Remember RFK and D-Day, Not Trump’s Lies
And so, on a day when we should recall Bobby Kennedy, and a day to recall young men risking their lives on a beach in France, we’re left with President Donald Trump telling us that he’s the true arbiter of patriotism.
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Hard Times and Heartbreak in Ellicott City
The entire country’s seen the news from Main Street, and it’s just awful. It’s awful because so many people have worked so hard, since the devastation of 2016, to patch things back together.
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The Postscript That is the State of Israel
Israel is the Holocaust’s postscript. It’s the miracle borne out of a desperate people’s hunger to survive and borne out of the world’s belated acknowledgment that entire governments turned the other way in the midst of mass slaughter of innocents.
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Roseanne Barr's reboot of "Roseanne" was cancelled by ABC because of the star's racist rants on Twitter (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SiriusXM/Courtesy of JTA)
Roseanne’s Remarks are a Sign of the Times
President Trump’s been unusually silent in the aftermath of Barr’s latest outbursts (including more than a hundred tweets since her firing was announced). Some of us are waiting for the president to say she has a right, under the First Amendment, to say or do whatever she wants.
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