David M. Shribman Now begins the run-up to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from this month — comes at a time of great national tumult. The nature of our democracy is shifting. Large portions of the country are uneasy about its new direction and its very … [Read more...] about Shribman: America’s periodic reckoning begins
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Editorial: Exiling refugees — Supreme Court once more gives Trump wide power on deportations
Editorial written by New York Daily News Editorial Board. It is cruel and nonsensical to deport people, not back to their countries of origin, but to third countries without proper notice or any way to appeal. But that’s what the Trump administration wants to do and that’s what the Supreme Court this week wrongly OKed in a one-paragraph order. One of these cases involved a … [Read more...] about Editorial: Exiling refugees — Supreme Court once more gives Trump wide power on deportations
Shribman: What to do about the war powers act?
David M. Shribman The Ford Edsel. New Coke. The Sony Betamax. Theranos. Google Glass. Yugoslavia. The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. The “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical. The War Powers Act. Of the many great ideas that turned into colossal duds, the War Powers Act may be the champion. Conceived in idealism, tested by realism, it represents a huge failure of a brave idea — … [Read more...] about Shribman: What to do about the war powers act?
Correale: Honoring our roots
Jim Correale I sometimes watch the PBS show Finding Your Roots, where Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents guests information about their ancestry. With researchers combing through dusty records and geneticists employing the latest in DNA technology, the guests – generally well-known folks like actors, athletes, and writers – find out previously unknown stories … [Read more...] about Correale: Honoring our roots
Shribman: Trump’s big, beautiful Iran question
David M. Shribman For days, Donald Trump — impetuous, intuitive, instinctive, but not known for introspection — grappled with the path forward in Iran, and with his historical legacy. Would he unleash the GBU-57 bunker-buster to penetrate the mountain covering the vital elements of Iran’s nuclear program, thereby allying himself more closely to Prime Minister Benjamin … [Read more...] about Shribman: Trump’s big, beautiful Iran question