Press narrative over Biden’s age misses the point — A few months ago, former New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the much-maligned “1619 Project,” sat down for an interview with my local legislator, Assemblymember Corey Jackson. During their wide-ranging conversation, Hannah-Jones said one thing she learned in the journalism business is stories are often driven by the…

Former president uses mob tactics to ensure GOP loyalty — I first encountered Dr. Ruth Ben Ghiat during an interview on the Dean Obeidallah show. And I learned she specialized in the study of authoritarian regimes, an appropriate skill during former President Donald Trump’s reign of error. During the hell that was the Trump presidency, I reached out to her…

Neo-Nazis hate Jews, they’re backing Hamas — for now — I like to think of myself as somewhat of an expert on the far-right. I’ve watched several documentaries on Adolf Hitler. And they are several disturbing similarities between Hitler and former President Donald Trump. Both Trump and Hitler are demagogues. They both rose to power by demonizing minorities, they were…

Trump loves the poorly educated, they love him back — As a longtime political watcher, I was always baffled by how former President Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. He allegedly joined the presidential race in 2016, because it was a way of extorting more money out of NBC. …

Former president admires tyrants, wants to be like them — As America prepares to go into its most dangerous period, with former President Donald Trump planning to return to the White House on a dictatorial path, we might be saved by one simple factor. Trump is a moron. A perfect example of this was seen in a recent Fox News…

VP would be 100 times better than Trump — There has been an ongoing campaign among certain parts of the media to promote the idea that President Joe Biden is too old to continue his duties. It is unknown how many Democrats support these views. A Medium writer whom I converse with claims that 2/3rd of Democrats don’t want…

Polls show Trump ahead, but Dems are winning elections — To paraphrase the great American author Mark Twain, there are three kinds of lies; lies, damn lies, and polls. As a journalist, polls are the bane of my existence. Sometimes, I think polls only exist to give reporters something to write about. I have been pitched by polling companies to…

Trivedi helped market Beanie Babies — Entrepreneur Lina Trivedi was on the cusp of the Internet boom with her involvement in the Beanie Babies craze. And now she’s getting in on the next Internet craze, AI. She is currently working with a new Internet startup called Joii.ai. The company is a collaboration between Trivedi and Niten…

Network mainstreamed lies, divided country, promoted white supremacy — The great bard, William Shakespeare, wrote in his play “Julius Caesar,” the evil that men do lives long after them.” I thought of that when I learned Rupert Murdoch is finally stepping down from his role as chair of NewsCorp, which oversees FOX News Channel (FNC.) Murdoch is 92, so…