The Notorious “RBG” Gets Her Own Hit Documentary
MAY 17, 2018 The national box office returns got severely shaken up this weekend. It seems that a small documentary smashed into the national Top 10, just behind “Black…
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The U.S. Senate Careens Toward the Nuclear Option
APRIL 4, 2017 Photo: Getty Presidential historians are coming to the conclusion that, with the possible exception of William Henry Harrison who actually died 31 days into his term,…
Trump’s Week So Far — One Step Forward, Five Steps Back
MARCH 21, 2017 Photo: AP Monday, March 20 was supposed to be a day of triumph for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and especially for the man who nominated…
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch — How Worried Should We Be?
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 Photo: AP With showmanship that stopped just shy of including dancing Miss Universe contestants, President Trump on Tuesday unveiled his first pick to the U.S. Supreme…
Two Powerhouse Performances Lead Jeff Nichols’ Profile-in-Courage, “Loving”
DECEMBER 15, 2016 “Loving,” written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is that rare film filled with powerful strengths that does something that films rarely do — it downplays them.…
Why President Obama’s Nomination of a 63 Year-Old White Man to the Supreme Court Was a Shrewd, Perhaps Brilliant Move
MARCH 17, 2016 President Obama had been warned. The day that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, his body was not even cold when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
What the Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Means for the Court and the Election
FEBRUARY 13, 2016 Photo: Getty Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, a strict Constitutionalist who was considered by many to be the most conservative member of the sitting Court,…
