Tag: Column By John Young

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 …

TweetPinShareFor Martin Baron, April 5, 2018, is the day the euphemisms died. No more “untruths.” No more “misstatements of fact.” No more “bending the truth.” The Washington Post, of which …

TweetPinSharePhoto By NASA “Highly anticipated,” said the TV anchor. Highly anticipated? Come on, dude. For millions of Americans, the first criminal trial of Donald Trump is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and …

TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Digging deep for a pretext to ignore what the 14th Amendment prescribes for insurrectionists, one ex-president in particular, the Supreme Court acceded to wringing its hands. Giving …