Keith Berner

LATEST ARTICLES ( 203 )

• 02.06.17 Montgomery County Must Divest from Fossil Fuels (support Bill 44-16)

  Bill 44-16 before the Montgomery County (MD) Council would require the country to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Credit goes to Roger Berliner (he’s not... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 02.04.17 I’m a Democrat

  

  I have worked on more Democratic political campaigns than I can count (starting with George McGovern in 1972 – that’s a picture of me at age 12 in Time Magazine... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 02.01.17 Trump/Bannon Or Pence?

  For the first few days of this regime, I was rather celebrating the utter insanity (meant literally) and incompetence in the White House. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.29.17 Watch Your Words

  What we call things makes a difference (note the Tea Party use of “Death Panels” — this was no accident). Here are two vocabulary changes I am now adopting: I... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.29.17 To Chris Van Hollen: You Voted for Ben Carson?!

  This is what I just sent to our supposedly progressive senator:Dear Chris:I’m outraged to discover that you voted for Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.29.17 Silence = Evil

  Here’s link to a google spreadsheet showing where every US senator stands on the Trump Regime’s Muslim Ban, which was announced on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.22.17 The False Dichotomy Between Economic and Social Justice (+ Thumbs up fo...

  This is a follow-up to my recent post about the self-flaggelating lie the left is absorbing and touting, that all those poor white men have a legitimate reason... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.19.17 Shame on America. Shame on Americans.

  Any critical thinker will find that the United States has more often than not behaved in direct opposition to its proclaimed values. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.16.17 Bernie and Hillary Supporters Go for the Jugular

  I endorsed and contributed to Bernie Sanders’s campaign (twice). When it was apparent (after the New York primary) that he had no path to victory in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.15.17 David Trone: He’s Baaaaack (and Will Be Uglier Than Ever)

  As you may recall, liquor salesman David Trone burst on the local political scene a year ago (after never having done a thing for the people and communities of... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.14.17 Israel. And the Democrats Who Support It.

  

  I’m Jewish. (I feel I have to start all my comments on Israel by declaring my ethnicity, because so many Israel supporters conflate criticism of Israel with... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 01.06.17 Lorig Charkoudian for D20 Delegate

  Jamie Raskin’s election to Congress in November kicked off a chain of events: first the need to fill his seat in the Maryland Senate and then, when sitting... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.07.16 County Council Disses Marc Elrich, as Usual

  

  At the bottom, you’ll see Nancy Floreen’s celebration of the council’s great new leadership: Roger Berliner and Hans Riemer. Above it you’ll see my letter to th... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12.04.16 David Moon for D20 Senate – Deadline is December 7 to Contact Central...

  Maryland District 20 voters are thrilled to be sending Jamie Raskin, to Congress to take on the Trumpian forces of darkness. Raskin’s elevation leaves a senate... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.07.16 The GOP’s Existential Threat to Democracy

  For the past 50 years, the Republican Party has pretended to have a number of missions. It has seemed to be the party of patriotism, a militarily aggressive... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 11.03.16 That World Series: A Cleveland-Chicago Boy Celebrates the Joy of...

  

  I grew up in Cleveland. And I spent many glorious afternoons in the bleachers at Wrigley field. My loyalties during this most astounding World Series seemed to... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10.31.16 Fire James Comey (on November 9)

  See this outstanding article by Richard W. Panter in the New York Times: On Clinton Emails, Did the F.B.I. Director Abuse His Power? Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10.30.16 Keith Berner’s Biennial Voters Guide (oppose Term Limits!)

  

  I do not have an original fall edition for 2016, because the top-of-the-ticket races are too obvious to require my analysis and I lack the expertise to analyze... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10.29.16 Does the Rattlesnake Bear the Blame?

  When a rattlesnake bites a person taunting it, which one is to blame?The analogy to present circumstances is imperfect: a rattlesnake isn’t morally at fault... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10.22.16 Voting for Hillary Clinton in “Safe” Maryland

  I’m proud that Maryland is in the top three bluest states in the country (Hawaii is first and Vermont and Maryland are neck and neck). Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY