Keith Berner

LATEST ARTICLES ( 203 )

• 12.07.13 Mandiba: Our Loss

  Yesterday, Freedom House (the remarkable human rights organization I work for) published comments from our South Africa staff. Here is my letter back to them. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.26.13 Nobody for Governor?

  We  Takoma Park lefties should be jumping for joy over our own Heather Mizeur’s run to be the first female, first gay governor in Maryland history. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.23.13 Impeach Obama

  Readers of this blog know  I am not suggesting impeachment based on Obama’s being a Muslim socialist who was born in Kenya. (Oh that he were a socialist! Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.19.13 Who Cares What Israel Thinks?

  If I see one more front-page story or editorial highlighting Israel’s opposition to a potential accord with Iran, I think I’ll puke. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.16.13 It’s 2014 in Maryland Politics – D20 Candidates Forum

  2013’s leaves haven’t even finished falling, but the Democratic campaigns for next June’s primary are well underway. This past Thursday evening, Takoma Park Cit... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 09.08.13 Against a US Strike on Syria, with Misgivings

  I have been tearing myself to shreds over this one. As recently as last week, I supported a military strike because chemical weapons use is so horrific. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.01.13 Standing with Bernie Sanders

  I just got an email from MoveOn for me to call my congressman and urge him to vote against the “fiscal cliff” compromise in tonight’s upcoming House vote. My... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.30.12 Root Causes: Use Your Money to Make a Difference

  For many years, one of my household’s largest annual contributions has gone to Common Cause, the national organization dedicated to political reform, including... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.16.12 Guns: Equivalent Extremism?

  Don’t you love when apologists for the right claim that the left in this country is extremist? Here’s a recent incident, from a very well respected Takoma Park... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.15.12 Fuck Guns. Fuck the NRA. Fuck “freedom.”

  Big thanks to local blogger Newsrackblog for presenting links to several articles about yesterday’s massacre:Fuck You, Guns by Katie J. M. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.14.12 It Harder to Vote in This Country Than It is to Acquire and Use a...

  Sportsmen’s “rights” are not worth a single innocent life, period.Assault weapons, armor-piercing bullets, automatic and semi-automatic weapons have nothing to... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.14.12 John McCain: Traitor and Liar

  John McCain’s campaign slogan when he ran for president in 2008 was “Country First!” Then he chose as his running mate a small-state governor with only two year... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.08.12 BUH-bye Tiffany Alston. . .

  . . . and don’t let the door hit you on the way out! We first got to know former Maryland Del. Tiffany Alston  after she had won her campaign for office with a... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congratulations, Palestine

  I hereby congratulate the people of Palestine on their recent initial step towards international recognition. And I am deeply ashamed that the United States... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.02.12 Red State Blues: a Retraction

  My post-election post suggesting that we kick out all the red states generated more disagreement than anything else I’ve posted. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.30.12 Susan Rice: Global Warming Bad Guy

  Just because John McCain is evil, doesn’t ipso facto mean that any and everyone he targets is good. (It infuriates me that McCain retains any power or audience... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.30.12 Darkness and Depression

  This will amaze you, dear readers, but some people actually take offense at my political writing. Hard to believe, I know. Of course, such critics are wrong... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.29.12 He’s Baaaack!

  The Washington Post reports today that Montgomery County’s own Prince of Darkness, Doug Duncan, is in the 2014 contest for county executive. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.17.12 A Biblical Explanation

  I’ve never read the Bible and cannot vouch for the following quote my brother sent me, but (as the GOP might say), who cares if it’s accurate — I believe it,... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.16.12 Cut off Israel, Now!

  I really wish I had posted this before the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas. I have indeed had this one in my head since a couple of weeks ago. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY