Ralph Z. Hallow
Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow
Bedminister, we have a problem
Your typical dictator of a small country might as well be a mouse for all the notice the world pays, unless two things happen. Published August 10, 2017
Put skilled foreigners first in immigration line
If you can flash a college diploma, boast a skill that promotes our national interests, mouth English with credible clarity, and have a job awaiting you in, say, Cleveland, immigration officials will greet you with thumbs up and a smile. George W. Bush tried to add merit as an immigration criterion in 2007. Published August 9, 2017
Donald Trump and Republican Party
The "Never Trump" contingent in the Republican Party loves to meow the penetrating insight that President Trump wasn't always a Republican and -- psst ... isn't really a conservative. Published August 7, 2017
Three ways to end Kim Jong-un’s nuclear obsession
China's foreign minister said Saturday his government has urged North Korea to stop with its nuclear weapons program that threatens to spark a murderous rumble in Northeast Asia. Published August 6, 2017
Rex Tillerson, North Korea and the tongues of August
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got it exactly right in telling North Korea's Kim Jong-un that the U.S. is not an enemy - or a friend. Published August 3, 2017
Reince Priebus, the man Donald Trump fired, thanked by two ‘Never Trump’ national GOP officials
EXCLUSIVE: In what might be interpreted as a zinger sent President Trump's way, two "Never Trump" officials of the GOP's national governing body have sent fired former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus their thanks for making the election of Mr. Trump possible in the first place. Published August 3, 2017
Gen. John Kelly takes control as Trump’s chief of staff
We have just seen John Kelly in action for the first time as President Trump's chief of staff. The retired four-star Marine Corps general turned commandant of the West Wing is looking good. Published July 31, 2017
Trump transgender ban makes military, political sense, despite obvious inconsistency
There's good sense behind President Trump's military ban on men longing to be women and on women aspiring to manhood. Published July 26, 2017
Donald Trump’s sessions with Jeff Sessions are embarrassing, not how a president leads
Some America First-ers, six-packing Joes and philosophical conservatives are sticking with President Trump for the same reason they voted for him eight months ago. Published July 25, 2017
Donald Trump faces double standard from left-wing media, Democrats
President Trump is facing the double standard with which the leftwing press and Democrats have been soiling American politics for many years. Published July 12, 2017
Why the American press thought it heard high-pitched animal sounds coming out of Warsaw
As you read the words below, play with this question: If a reporter was able to hear a whistle that only dogs' ears are equipped to hear, must he himself not also be a ....? Published July 10, 2017
Take out Kim Jong-un? Sure. Here’s how
Whether those are war clouds forming far across the sea depends on how close that July 4 missile test by Kim Jong-un has come to crossing the line for President Trump. Published July 7, 2017
Fourth of July — What this day is all about
Let's start by saying, here's to all of you, enjoying your favorite 5th (750 ml) on this grand 4th, or teetotaling your favorite liquid, or having a family ice-cream eating contest in celebration of this incredible anniversary. Published July 4, 2017
Marc Short has skills to be Donald Trump’s spokesman
You probably never heard of him before, but Marc Short is that balding guy who was on Fox News on Sunday. The event was a bit strange, in the sense that it was the first TV appearance in his long political-managerial career. Published July 2, 2017
Donald Trump’s Mika Brzezinski remarks inevitable reaction to coarse journalism
Mika Brzezinski, who is over her head in the kiddies pool and is on MSNBC solely because she's the daughter of Jimmy Carter's national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, rants daily on "Morning Joe" that the president is a "thug," "a psycho," "mentally unhinged" and on and on. Published June 29, 2017
GOP was never anti-Russia
Politico, the online anti-Trump truncheon, has once again dived off the deep end into an empty pool, this time by deifying a GOP congressman for fighting against President Trump's supposed reversal of the GOP's anti-Russia "philosophy." Published June 27, 2017
Donald Trump rides again
The Donald is back, and he's keeping the Democrats up at night as they try to find a way back into American politics. Published June 22, 2017
North Korea’s treatment of Otto Warmbier leaves U.S. frustrated in its options
Some fellow Americans say the Trump administration should turn North Korea into a radioactive parking lot as payback. Published June 20, 2017
Robert Mueller probe legitimate object of suspicion in partisan atmosphere
The Republicans' coordinated campaign to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller has at least a patina of plausibility. Published June 15, 2017
James Comey, Democrats fail to tie Trump to Michael Flynn-Russia investigation
President Trump survived the pounding by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday but had better keep his helmet and flak-jacket close. Published June 8, 2017
