by Tim Donner | Jun 18, 2021 | Articles, Media, Opinion
In a memorably elegant turn of phrase recently, legendary investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald described the elite media as “stenographers for the state.” Did this Pulitzer Prize-winning liberal finally hit the nail directly on the head? Well, whether you call...
by Graham J Noble | Jun 18, 2021 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Opinion
File this one in the “where are they now?” section. Michael Avenatti, briefly famous as the attorney who represented the adult film star known as Stormy Daniels in her legal fight with former President Donald Trump, awaits sentencing for his attempt to extort millions...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 17, 2021 | Articles, International, Opinion
If folks were expecting diplomatic decorum for the first meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents, they were sorely disappointed – aside from a cordial greeting by Switzerland’s president, Guy Parmelin. Instead, Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, along...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 17, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Good Reads, Opinion
Woodrow Wilson in Europe for the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Richard Nixon in China. Barack Obama in Cuba. Donald Trump in North Korea. Many U.S. presidents have engaged in landmark meetings with foreign powers – friends and foes alike. The world is typically...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 16, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Opinion
The conference between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a picturesque 18th-century villa in Geneva has been labeled a “summit.” Whether that is an accurate depiction remains to be seen. Will the Biden-Putin talks rise to the significant...