Apr 13 2023 — Washington Post — The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the […]
Mar 26 2023 — Martin Baron — Washington Post — Objectivity in journalism has attracted a lot of attention lately. It also is a subject that has suffered from confusion and an abundance of distortion. I’m about to do something terribly unpopular in my profession these days: Defend the idea. Let’s step back a bit. First, a dictionary definition of objectivity. This is from Merriam-Webster: […]
Jun 26 2022 — Washington Post — Vladimir Putin was not in the room as Group of Seven leaders gathered in the Bavarian Alps. But the Russian president remained very much on the leaders’ minds — even during a discussion over proper attire for a group photo.
Jun 9 2022 — David Moscrop — Washington Post — Gun violence in the United States is beyond catastrophic. According to the Pew Research Center, “45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S.” in 2020 — and the violence is not abating. Recent high-profile massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde, Tex., have focused national and international attention on the issue once more, but Congress is […]
Mar 31 2022 — Ken Dryden — Washington Post — Vladimir Putin likes hockey. Every year, he builds an ice rink in the middle of Moscow’s Red Square. For any occasion he can devise, he puts on his hockey equipment and plays. It’s not a surprise that Putin feels as he does. Russians love hockey for the same reason Canadians do. It comes straight from […]
Mar 4 2022 — Washington Post — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was sharply criticized by fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle Thursday after saying that the “only way” to end the crisis in Ukraine is for Russians to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. “Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?” Graham […]
Mar 1 2022 — Washington Post — For a decade, the West has failed to do enough to ensure continued deterrence in the face of Russian aggression. Accounting for this failure means doing more for Ukraine now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today. Ukrainians are valiantly fighting to defend their country from Russian invaders. They have stunned the world with their will […]
Dec 4 2021 — Washington Post — As tensions mount between Washington and Moscow over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops, according to U.S. officials and an intelligence document obtained by The Washington Post. The Kremlin has been moving troops […]
Jul 20 2021 — Washington Post — The White House press briefing room has been a little more boring over the past six months, which is probably a good thing. But there are occasional fireworks, mostly when Fox News’s Peter Doocy asks press secretary Jen Psaki to comment on the culture-war issue du jour on his network.
May 13 2021 — Washington Post — After each hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center pens detailed write-ups that require them to meticulously review each storm that formed. Once in a while, they encounter new data that changes how they categorize storms. A report released Tuesday on Hurricane Zeta, which struck Louisiana in October, suggests the storm was at Category 3 strength […]
Nov 1 2020 — Washington Post — President Trump’s repeated assertions the United States is “rounding the turn” on the novel coronavirus have increasingly alarmed the government’s top health experts, who say the country is heading into a long and potentially deadly winter with an unprepared government unwilling to make tough choices.
Oct 8 2020 — Washington Post — Of all the tools required for an effective U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, one that is sorely missing is the truth. Public health guidance on the pandemic response, drafted by career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been repeatedly overruled by political staff appointed by the Trump administration. Career scientists […]
Sep 17 2020 — Washington Post — President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic showed a “flat out disregard for human life” because his “main concern was the economy and his reelection,” according to a senior adviser on the White House coronavirus task force who left the White House in August. Olivia Troye, who worked as homeland security, counterterrorism and coronavirus adviser […]
Sep 2 2020 — Washington Post — Amid the Trump administration’s troubled response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior White House aide Peter Navarro has refashioned himself as a powerful government purchasing chief, operating far beyond his original role as an adviser on trade policy. But U.S. officials say the abrasive figure’s shortcomings as a manager could influence how well prepared the United […]
Aug 9 2020 — Washington Post — Last week, as leaders in Silicon Valley, China and Washington raced to seal the fate of one of the world’s fastest-growing social media companies, a shouting match broke out in the Oval Office between two of President Trump’s top advisers. In front of Trump, trade adviser Peter Navarro and other aides late last week, Treasury […]