Tom Gallagher·Aug 26, 2025Ukraine: Somebody say something, please!A year ago, I wrote an article entitled, “A Ukrainian-Russian Border Plebiscite? Anyone Got a Better Idea?” I hate to repeat myself, but…
Tom Gallagher·Aug 7, 2025Myopia on the left: Let’s not do the billionaires’ work for themRecently a Facebook friend of mine — whom I’ve actually known since before Mark Zuckerberg started Harvard, and whose political activism I…
Tom Gallagher·Jul 25, 2025Mamdani for NYC mayor — This is actually the fight we really wanted, isn’t it?I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani, upset winner over the heavily favored former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the New York City…
Tom Gallagher·Jun 9, 2025It’s the ideas, not the years, stupid!Sometimes a little procrastination can be a good thing. A recent case in point was this year’s California Democratic Party’s convention…
Tom Gallagher·May 6, 2025Pete Hegseth — Offense at the Defense DepartmentIsn’t the most remarkable — and least remarked-upon — aspect of the Pete Hegseth Defense Department reality show the fact that no one has…
Tom Gallagher·Apr 17, 2025Kristi Noem and the Greenland War — A Dog’s Tale?Unless you’ve lived in South Dakota — which Kristi Noem represented in Congress and later served as Governor — there’s a good chance that…
Tom Gallagher·Feb 7, 2025THE LEFT’S DIMINISHED DNC PRESENCEJust before starting to write my lament about what a dramatic step backward the recent campaign for Democratic National Committee chair had…
Tom Gallagher·Dec 13, 2024Issuing blanket pardons, Mr. President? How about one for GazaDear President Biden,
Tom Gallagher·Nov 25, 2024Democratic socialist post-election musingsHad Bernie Sanders won the 2016 Democratic nomination and gone on to defeat Donald Trump — as most polls suggested he had a better chance…