To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Observercast

Here’s To The Yankee Doodle Liberal

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BY FROMA HARROP In 1940, a Los Angeles jury released testimony linking James Cagney to the Communist Party, or at least to “communist members, sympathizers or heavy contributors.” He had supported something called the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, apparently not knowing that it was a Soviet front. Until old age, Cagney was an unapologetic liberal, who […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.