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"Quid Pro Quo" and Screw the Kurds
It was just after 4:30 p.m. Friday on the east coast and the reporters were restless in the White House. President Donald Trump, reeling...
Oct 20, 20196 min read


The legacy of Apollo 11 vs. today's politics of doom and division
By Brian J. Karem A mere two months after my birth President John F. Kennedy urged us to “Be Bold” and to put a man on the moon and...
Jul 22, 20197 min read


Friday at the White House
The closest Trump has ever come to appearing in the White House Brady briefing room . . .
Jun 23, 201910 min read

Dear Dad
Dear Dad; Happy Father’s Day. I miss you. I held your hand as you died, but you’re still with me. The lessons you taught me stayed with...
Jun 16, 20193 min read


Killing the Free Press!
The safest way to ensure diversity of opinion is diverse ownership. But this ideal has been sacrificed by our government - Ben Bagdikian....
Jun 3, 201910 min read


Fox News, Trump and the DNC
In a move to punish Fox News for its “inappropriate” relationship with President Donald Trump - a relationship only a fool or an...
Mar 7, 20195 min read


The success of the Hanoi Summit in two words: Free Press
Whether you love the press, hate us or have no particular opinion on the Fourth Estate, it shouldn’t be hard finding some common ground:...
Mar 1, 20197 min read


I don't like politicians and other yellow-fanged beasts
My natural inclination when I hear any politician speak is to walk up to them, hand them a shovel and point them to the business end of...
Feb 20, 20196 min read


Violence against reporters must end
Picture yourself in a nation of oppressive conformity. The leader verbally assaults those who asks questions - calling them the enemy of...
Feb 12, 20194 min read


The Day After - a new arms race
Less than a month before I got married in 1983 I remember watching a made-for-television movie on ABC called “The Day After.” Having...
Feb 1, 20197 min read


It's not the questions - it's the answers - Just Gimme Some Truth!
No short-haired, yellow-bellied son of Tricky Dick’s gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hopes . . . John Lennon...
Jan 28, 20195 min read


Drug Dealers, Cheeseburgers, Kellyanne and President Trump
By Brian J. Karem Sunday morning, two eager young drug dealers in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico wanted to show me a small portion of their stash...
Jan 15, 201911 min read


The curious case of the missing Marine
By Brian J. Karem The year ended on a bang for President Donald Trump and began with hope heretofore unseen in his administration when on...
Jan 2, 20197 min read


Everybody who doesn't like Trump sucks - but a very Merry Christmas
By Brian J. Karem In the spirit of the season President Donald Trump invited a small group of reporters and photographers into the White...
Dec 25, 20185 min read


A visit from the Donald on Christmas
By Brian J. Karem (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and/or Major Henry Livingston Jr.) “Twas the night before Christmas and all...
Dec 24, 20183 min read
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