Tag: Column By John Young

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young  If your interest here is intonation and inflection in a presidential debate, read no more. If your worry is words fumbled along with political chances, forward …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young KYOTO, JAPAN – A laundromat is the last place an American in the Orient expects a political discussion. Then again, the subject was Donald Trump. I …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young The unsigned newspaper editorial is a vaunted tradition: a local institution taking – one hopes — a gutsy group position. For most of my working life, I …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young As far back as 2016, clinicians determined they had identified Patient Zero, the first carrier of the horrifying illness. Initially misread by science, now it is …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young From “Grab ‘em by the p—-y,” to, “S—hole countries,” to, “I fired his a— so fast,” to so much more: Donald Trump’s ride to reckoning has …

TweetPinShareStephanie Keith Photo/Getty Images: Students camp out in protest at Columbia University. Column By John Young I couldn’t agree more. Americans of all colors and creeds should be outraged by …

TweetPinShareStill taken from video Column By John Young That rascal Vladimir Putin. To bolster the rape of Ukraine, he has emptied and armed whole prison blocks. Reportedly, these cons have …

TweetPinShareJesse Plemons plays a soldier in ‘Civil War’. Column By John Young “We’re American, OK?” “OK. What kind of American are you?” This exchange between a frightened news photographer and …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Donald Trump could have blamed the Stay Puft marshmallow man. It would have been as plausible. Instead, he chose a 400-pound couch potato. One obese hacker. …

TweetPinShare“Fake news.” How many times? How often has Donald Trump used that throw-away slur to deflect news coverage he doesn’t like? Hundreds? Thousands? It’s an effective dodge for questions from …