During a press conference last month with German leader Angela Merkel in Berlin, President Barack Obama provided us with a “Jesse Jackson moment.”
Author: James Zumwalt
Zumwalt: How The New York Times Used Fake News to Help Fidel Castro
There is irony in the convergence of two story lines this month.
Zumwalt: Trump Announces Administration Posts as Critics Announce ‘the Sky is Falling!’
Undoubtedly, some readers worried by the November 18 New York Times (NYT) opinion page rushed for their “safe spaces.” Political pundits, the NYT’s editorial board and others—distressed over administration appointments by President-elect Donald Trump—sounded like Chicken Little of the children’s fable.
Iran Nuclear Deal: What Obama Has Wrought, Let Trump Put Asunder
We have heard President Barack Obama, on several occasions, endeavor to allay fears about world violence. His nuclear deal with Iran does not do this. It now is up to President-elect Donald Trump either to re-negotiate an agreement that will or to rej…
Trump Needs to Play Softball with Hillary but Hardball with Iran
As President-elect Donald Trump awaits his inauguration, as with all previous president-elects awaiting the two-and-a-half month lapse time between the election and taking office, the reality of delivering on campaign promises starts to set in.
Zumwalt: Revealing Iranian Mullah’s Love of Moolah
For eight years, President Barack Obama has been reluctant to expose skeletons in the closet of the Iranian mullahs. Even his own party members are now fed up with this policy, as a number of them joined Republicans to pass legislation dragging out on…
Zumwalt: Iranian FM Points Finger at Saudi Arabia, Hides Iran’s Role in Global Jihad
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was one of the most prolific child serial killers and rapists in U.S. history. Known as the “Killer Clown,” he used his professional clown talents to lure victims into his home, where he they then were asphyxiated or strangled. He claimed 33 victims before being arrested, convicted and, finally, executed in 1994.
Zumwalt: Fifteen Years After 9/11, What Have We Learned?
Fifteen years after 9/11, Americans still struggle to understand what it is we are fighting.