Open Letter to the White House
Regarding Media Access to the Biden Administration On April 8, I and a few other reporters forwarded to Press Secretary Jen Psaki a...
- Feb 25
- 6 min
Putin, Atticus Finch and Nuclear War
Trump admires Putin's "Genius" while Biden tries to prevent a global catastrophe By Brian J. Karem At one point in the novel “To Kill a...
- Dec 2, 2021
- 9 min
Then There Were Two
The Beatles ended not with a bang but a whisper from a rooftop Less than ten minutes into the second episode of the Beatle’s documentary...
- Sep 4, 2021
- 14 min
Requiem for a Dead Bunny
How I came to be the last contributing columnist standing at Playboy By Brian J. Karem I clearly and vividly remember the first time I...
- Aug 25, 2021
- 10 min
Misinformed by Disinformation
The thrill of living in the new Dark Age By Brian J. Karem Disinformation and misinformation, as subtly different as the two terms may...
- Jul 25, 2021
- 10 min
The Subtlety of Shade
Nuance is everything when controlling the message President Richard Nixon at a news conference in the East Room\ When I was a freshman in...
- Jul 4, 2021
- 6 min
Trump: A modern tent show revivalist
Dreaming of a reality that only exists in 1950s sitcoms and inside his shrinking gray matter OPINION Somewhere in the bowels of...
- May 31, 2021
- 5 min
Biden, Trump, the pandemic and the need for answers
The president gives a 90 day deadline to get to the truth Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre became only the second woman of...
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
What we need on World Press Freedom Day
What does the future look like for the American Press? We need to make a change in this country regarding the press. As we celebrate...
- Jan 21, 2020
- 16 min
The photo
By Brian J. Karem c2020 Bartha picked up the I-phone for the seemingly umpteenth time and stared at the Instagram image that had been...
- Nov 25, 2019
- 2 min
The handy dandy POTUS excuse primer
Thrill your neighbors and friends with an excuse for any presidential scandal! Each day brings a new high in lows. A new stink and a need...
- Nov 22, 2019
- 4 min
With a bang and a whimper
How Donald Trump's impeachment will end After another week of impeachment inquiry testimony on The Hill, a few indisputable facts came...
- Oct 20, 2019
- 6 min
"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...
- Jul 22, 2019
- 7 min
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...
- Jun 23, 2019
- 10 min
Friday at the White House
The closest Trump has ever come to appearing in the White House Brady briefing room . . .
- Jun 16, 2019
- 3 min
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 3, 2019
- 10 min
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....
- Mar 7, 2019
- 5 min
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 1, 2019
- 7 min
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:...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 6 min
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 12, 2019
- 4 min
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 1, 2019
- 7 min
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...
- Jan 28, 2019
- 5 min
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 15, 2019
- 11 min
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 2, 2019
- 7 min
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...
- Dec 25, 2018
- 5 min
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 24, 2018
- 3 min
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...