Jan 2116 minThe photoBy Brian J. Karem c2020 Bartha picked up the I-phone for the seemingly umpteenth time and stared at the Instagram image that had been sha...
Nov 25, 20192 minThe handy dandy POTUS excuse primerThrill 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, 20194 minWith a bang and a whimperHow Donald Trump's impeachment will end After another week of impeachment inquiry testimony on The Hill, a few indisputable facts came in...
Oct 21, 20196 min"Quid Pro Quo" and Screw the KurdsIt 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, 20197 minThe legacy of Apollo 11 vs. today's politics of doom and divisionBy 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 retur...
Jun 23, 201910 minFriday at the White HouseThe closest Trump has ever come to appearing in the White House Brady briefing room . . .
Jun 17, 20193 minDear DadDear 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 m...
Jun 3, 201910 minKilling 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, 20195 minFox News, Trump and the DNCIn a move to punish Fox News for its “inappropriate” relationship with President Donald Trump - a relationship only a fool or an atavisti...
Mar 1, 20197 minThe success of the Hanoi Summit in two words: Free PressWhether 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, 20196 minI don't like politicians and other yellow-fanged beastsMy 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 a...
Feb 12, 20194 minViolence against reporters must endPicture yourself in a nation of oppressive conformity. The leader verbally assaults those who asks questions - calling them the enemy of ...
Feb 2, 20197 minThe Day After - a new arms raceLess than a month before I got married in 1983 I remember watching a made-for-television movie on ABC called “The Day After.” Having spen...
Jan 28, 20195 minIt'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, 201911 minDrug Dealers, Cheeseburgers, Kellyanne and President TrumpBy Brian J. Karem Sunday morning, two eager young drug dealers in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico wanted to show me a small portion of their stash t...
Jan 2, 20197 minThe curious case of the missing MarineBy 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, 20185 minEverybody who doesn't like Trump sucks - but a very Merry ChristmasBy 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, 20183 minA visit from the Donald on ChristmasBy Brian J. Karem (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and/or Major Henry Livingston Jr.) “Twas the night before Christmas and all thr...
