Rubio: Cuba taking advantage of U.S.
In “The Godfather Part II,” Michael Corleone famously responds to a U.S. senator’s demands by saying, “My offer is this: nothing.” Since President Barack Obama announced his normalization deal with…
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Why, why, WHY! did Seahawks blow it?
But Patriots’ cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted a Russell Wilson pass at the goal line and put an end to the Seahawks’ quest for a repeat championship. A play that had…
John Berman: Why I’m rooting for Patriots after all
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Time for honest debate about Islam
Just a month into the year, and already the role of extremism in the Islamic faith has been at the center of heated debate. But while the attack on the…
Roger Goodell, start respecting women
Since then, Goodell said he has visited shelters and spoken to abused women and saw the pain and despair that come to families when women are not valued. His mission…
Will Soylent solve our food problems?
The No. 1 resolution people make? Lose weight. (This is America, after all, where 69% of us are overweight and 35% are clinically obese, making us the second-fattest country in…
The Super Bowl ad you must watch
Of the slew of expensive ads streaming into our living rooms courtesy of this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX, there’s one commercial that I hope all 100 million viewers watch carefully….
Democrats lose their favorite candidate: Mitt Romney
No Mitt Romney 3.0. No “third time’s a charm.” No invoking Ronald Reagan’s two failed presidential campaigns. No 47%, car elevators or dog on the roof. No Bain Capital. No…
Rubio winner from Romney decision
As in Marco Rubio, the 43-year-old senator from Florida, who seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity among fellow Republicans. It’s something that just six months ago, few political…
Latina Disney princess shows changing America
Princess Elena of Avalor, who will debut next year on Disney Junior’s “Sofia the First,” according to the company, appears to represent a commitment to diversitywhich also happens to be…
Why we love Shondaland
“Why is your penis on a dead girl’s phone?” If you have no idea what I’m talking about then chances are you don’t know who Annalise Keating is. And if…
Rand Paul: How feds can legally steal your money
And now, a growing awareness of instances where the IRS seized the money or property of law-abiding citizens without due process is adding to the agency’s menacing reputation. According to…
Should U.S. pay ransoms?
The terrible ordeal facing the Japanese and Jordanian governments in the wake of ISIS threats to execute a captured Jordanian pilot and a second Japanese national raises critical questions about…
Perfect security? No such thing
As someone who has been involved with security planning for major sporting eventsI presently sit on the board of the International Centre for Sport Security and the executive committee for…
Have Republicans wised up about 2016?
Sound familiar? Well, another all-but-certain GOP contender, Jeb Bush, similarly mused aloud last month that the next GOP nominee needs to be willing to “lose the primary to win the…
What to do about drones
Last year, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration fined a man for crashing a drone in Manhattan, narrowly missing pedestrians. Also in 2014, the National Park Service banned the use…
This is on TV in Vietnam because of you!
The pangolin is now a little safer because of you. Last year, after I wrote about the illegal trade in these artichoke-shaped, scale-covered mammals, CNN Digital readers donated more than…
NFL off-field woes tainting Super Bowl?
Ah, welcome to Super Bowl week, during which we will hear countless hours of well-deserved blah-blah-blah praise about the skills of the participants, while simultaneously wondering about the gentlemen in…
Get rid of minimum mandatory sentencing laws
In 2010, Marissa Alexander discharged a firearm in the direction of her estranged husband, Rico Graya so-called “warning shot” that missed him by several inches. Their two children were present….
Michelle Obama headscarf ‘scandal’ is bogus
It was a very telling mini-scandal, the faux-fury over Michelle Obama’s short visit to Saudi Arabia. First there was the phony claim that Saudi television had blurred the first lady’s…
A better way for the Kochs to spend their millions
Here comes spendageddon! To influence the 2016 elections, oil barons Charles and David Koch have pledged that their political network will spend $889 million, media reports say. Basically — wrap…
The truth about border security
America’s immigration debate has become red hot because President Obama’s critics not only believe that he lacks the authority to act without the consent of Congress, but also that he…
Attorney general nominee can expect tough questions
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off the confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as attorney general. The attorney general — our…
Can Tsarnaev, Hernandez, Holmes get fair trials?
Though the facts differ wildly in each case, there is a common issue running through them: Is it possible to guarantee a defendant’s right to a fair trial if there…
My mother was a child of the Nazi death factory
Liberation 70 years ago today at Auschwitz-Birkenau was anything but a celebration for my mother, Rena Margulies, who as an 11-year-old prisoner was one of the very few children to…
Why I want the power to go out
I was delighted to hear that you are not only sending a storm to the Northeast, but a “historic” storm with 58 million people in its path. Schools are closing,…
Why is GOP going after Social Security?
So why do Republicans keep sidling up to it and sticking their fingers out? There’s a brewing controversy in Congress over a small part of the program, which is just…
How Obama will be on the ballot in 2016
Pundits can talk all they want about the President being “more aggressive” in his State of the Union address and report on how he won’t be willing to be passive…
How to call a snow day for the kids
Forecasters are anticipating a major storm this week in the Northeast, and many schools are likely to be closed. And, if you are a parent like me, you have got…
Nudity doesn’t shock us anymore
In Paris on Thursday, fashion designer Rick Owens gave audiences quite a show when he sent male models down the runway wearing clothes with peepholes that offered a glimpse of…