THE POVERTY OF SOUTHERN POVERTY
If these allegations are sustained, then the Southern Poverty Law Center was not extinguishing extremism. It was monetizing it. Some scandals detonate without warning. Others fester in darkness for years, feeding on money, vanity, and the arrogance of those convinced they will never be called to account. Then comes the moment when the walls crack, […]
THE NIGHT THE CHANDELIERS SHOOK
There are evenings when the pageantry of official Washington reveals itself as nothing more than silk draped over steel nerves. Last night at the Washington Hilton, amid tuxedos, gowns, champagne, camera flashes, and the annual self congratulation of the White House press corps, the illusion shattered in an eruption of gunfire, screams, and panic. What […]
