Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Opinion writers for The New York Times  have been commenting daily on the just-ended party conventions. Each writer has offered opinions on ...

 I am in sympathy with the Black Lives Matter movement. Blacks have suffered from seemingly racist policing in this country, in addition to ...

 

 As is my habit, I listened to NPR this morning. I was struck by a remark by newscaster Korva Coleman on the 9 A.M. newscast. Introducing a ...

 I’m beginning to find progressive voices lamenting the moderation of Joe Biden tiresome. In the abstract, I would like to have a more liber...

In 2016, the slogan of the Trump-Pence campaign was “Make America Great Again.” The implication was that, in 2016, America had ceased to be ...

 I believe that the November 2020 election is the most important election in my lifetime. It is probably also the most problematic, given th...

Joe Biden has articulated his plans and objectives for addressing myriad matters —the environment, education, women, gun violence, you name ...

Republicans have decided to forego creating a new party platform for 2020 and to simply reuse their 2016 version. This is administratively s...

Voting access is the key to equality in our democracy. The size of your wallet, the number on your Zip code shouldn’t matter. The action of...

So the Washington Redskins are finally to get a new name. Fine. What is it to be? I have been unimpressed by most of the names I have heard ...

What is needed to control the coronavirus until a vaccine is available, we are told, is extensive testing and effective contact tracing. We ...

Despite the now universal medical advice that, during this time of pandemic, people should wear masks in public to decrease the spread of th...

The increasing number of COVID-19 cases, mostly in the South and West, was totally predictable. States went through a period of shutdown wit...

In a July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore, President Donald Trump announced plans for a “National Garden of American Heroes” to honor great Ameri...

The United States of America is a nation of law. Or so we were taught in school. We have a venerable Constitution that defines the overall s...

I have long been ambivalent about giving statehood to the District of Columbia. Clearly, the District is “different” from the existing 50 st...

Shirley Jackson “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming p...

President Trump has been adamant in his opposition to renaming military installations carrying the names of generals of the Confederate Stat...

It is often said that Donald Trump seeks to divide Americans rather than unite them. His actions certainly have that effect. Nevertheless, I...