David Keene
Columns by David Keene
The problem with calling 911
Two weeks ago, a "flash mob" of perhaps 100 people broke into, robbed and vandalized a gas station and convenience store near the airport in Oakland, California. Published July 17, 2024
Thank you, Elon Musk
Thank God for Elon Musk. Published July 3, 2024
Violent gangs and drug distributors now control Haiti
Then-President Donald Trump may have painted with too broad a brush when, in 2018, he cavalierly described some Third World nations as "s---hole" countries, but in singling out Haiti, he was dead on. Published April 15, 2024
Ailing presidents moving on from the White House can be a relief
President Biden is not the first president propped up by staffers when their boss's failing health compromised his abilities -- when he was no longer capable of doing his job. Published April 10, 2024
The despicable case of Catherine Herridge and her sources
Media giants are paring back to save money these days, but CBS's decision to let widely admired Catherine Herridge go surprised those who admire her work. Published March 4, 2024
Once-important CPAC now welcomes Trump supporters only
Today's CPAC is for admirers of former President Donald Trump only -- unbelievers are quietly or not so quietly disinvited. Published February 26, 2024
The deteriorating mental states of President Joe Biden and Justice Thurgood Marshall
Watching President Biden's news conference last week, I couldn't help but think back to the time my youngest daughter met Justice Thurgood Marshall. Published February 13, 2024
Second Amendment supporters owe Wayne LaPierre a debt of gratitude
American gun owners learned to look to the NRA and Wayne LaPierre for leadership in defending their rights. Published February 6, 2024
From Moscow to Washington, politicians found guilty of hypocrisy
Hypocrisy doesn't seem to bother many politicians these days. Published January 19, 2024
U.S.-Israel bashing at the Qatar-sponsored Doha Forum
Arab activists and government officials gathered this month in Qatar's capital city, Doha, days after the U.S. used its veto in the U.N. Security Council to kill a demand for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Published December 25, 2023
Donald Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Our nation has seen this before and survived
Progressive believe the upcoming elections will be not about foreign policy, immigration or inflation, but about whether democracy itself will survive. Published December 18, 2023
The vulnerability of our undersea cables
Within hours of the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, the British navy cut five German undersea cables, making it impossible for Berlin to communicate with its embassies or others outside Europe. Published December 11, 2023
King of Morocco’s new energy ploy amounts to greenwashing thuggery
One has to hand it to the king of Morocco, who, like his father, never gives up -- even when he's wrong and all the world knows it. Published November 27, 2023
Is Israel overreacting? Let’s not forget who started this war and why
The pundits and so-called experts busily explaining to all who will listen that Israelis are acting irrationally in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel dismiss the loss of life and barbarity of that attack. Published October 31, 2023
Hypocritical press takes orders from the White House on covering Biden impeachment inquiry
If reporters had made any effort to determine the validity of the allegations as they surfaced, Congress might not have been forced to begin the current impeachment process at all. Published September 20, 2023
Voters are stuck between a rock and a hard place with 2024 presidential candidates
Much of the American electorate is unhappy with the prospect of being forced to choose between Presidents Biden and Trump when they go to the polls in 2024. Published July 20, 2023
In today’s America, the future for conservatives looks bright
Corporate executives ensconced in isolated high-income enclaves around the country believe the American public shares their new "woke" values. Published June 12, 2023
Smug environmentalists’ effort to oust Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda
In March 2006, the "South Park" episode "Smug" aired on television's Comedy Central. Those who saw and applauded it enjoyed a takedown of the environmentalists' then-love affair with the Toyota Prius. Published June 8, 2023
Biden vs. Trump again: An uninspiring 2024
The political world has realized for some time that President Biden's best shot at another four years in the White House flows through a rematch with former President Donald Trump. Published May 30, 2023
Biden’s policies smack of our pre-Reagan dealings with USSR
The Biden administration's suggestion that it might be wise to entice China into helping broker a cease-fire or settlement to end the Russo-Ukrainian war smacks of the pre-Reagan establishment dealings with the Soviet Union. Published May 10, 2023