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James D. Zirin

James D. Zirin

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On Iran, Greenland and press access, Trump is more talk than action

The administration of Donald Trump is a tale told by an autocrat “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

29.09.2026 4

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James D. Zirin

The worst thing Trump has done (on a long list of things)

There is much competition for the prize.

22.09.2026 6

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James D. Zirin

With Lonnie Bunch's ouster, Trump chills free speech at the Smithsonian

What obviously led to Bunch’s abrupt resignation was Trump on his case.

15.09.2026 9

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James D. Zirin

Trump is using the IRS and nonprofit status to chill affirmative action

If upheld, affirmative action in education benefiting Black and other racial minority students is dead as a doornail.

08.09.2026 20

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James D. Zirin

Supreme Court hands Trump another win — a monkey wrench into voting by mail

The court has put additional Trump wins on the scoreboard, leaving the public with little confidence that it is anything other than partisan.

04.09.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

Mamdani makes the city ‘unaffordable’

28.08.2026 20

NY Daily News

James D. Zirin

Trump's ballroom is no 'monument' — it's an abuse of constitutional power

“National security” is Trump’s key to the Supreme Court safe when he wants to justify executive overreach.

18.08.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

The DSA platform isn't socialism. It's far more sinister.

18.08.2026 10

USA TODAY

James D. Zirin

The Blanche appointment is another Trump win that's America's loss

He will serve only Donald Trump, not our precious rule of law.

11.08.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

The revival of Gavin Newsom’s affair to remember

Sex and politics make strange bedfellows.

04.08.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

A message for the Democrats: It's the corruption, stupid

Politics under Trump is a business, not an ideology.

28.07.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

Jewish politicians shouldn't bash Israel to get to the White House

Bashing Israel used to be a third rail in American politics; now, it has become a litmus test for Democratic politicians, particularly Jewish ones,...

21.07.2026 10

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James D. Zirin

How to hold Trump accountable: Sue, baby, sue

A civil remedy would provide a measure of justice.

14.07.2026 20

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James D. Zirin

The Supreme Court’s bleak October term served Trump, not America

The Supreme Court voted for the Republicans and Trump whenever it had a chance to do so and checked Trump where it had no plausible alternative but to...

07.07.2026 20

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James D. Zirin

Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as attorney general

Blanche represents a travesty of equal justice under law.

23.06.2026 20

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James D. Zirin

Platner's deeply flawed candidacy tests Democrats' moral compass

If Platner can carry the day in November, then the differences between him and Trump or Paxton are mainly of degree.

16.06.2026 20

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James D. Zirin