Jay Bookman

Opinion November 17, 2023

Bookman: Unholy night – A Trump White House Christmas coup caper

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 16, 2023 It was a Christmas party at the Trump White House, and…

Opinion August 3, 2023

Bookman: The season for accountability has arrived

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 2, 2023 A democracy has the right – no, the obligation — to…

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Opinion June 16, 2023

Bookman: Kemp offers selective outrage to threats of violence as political weapon

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 15, 2023 Last week, Atlanta City Council members were threatened with physical violence…

The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Opinion June 2, 2023

Bookman: Can Georgia’s brand of conservatism survive the GOP’s rush toward extremism?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 1, 2023 The future of the Republican Party is being fought out right…

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Opinion May 5, 2023

Bookman: Georgia GOP chair’s lack of regret over 2020 election denial dangerous

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 4, 2023 Until the last few years, I did not fully comprehend…

Opinion April 10, 2023

Bookman: In MTG’s grimy paws, a beautiful video becomes something sickening

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2023 “I’ll say it again,” Marjorie Taylor Greene says in a new…

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Opinion January 20, 2023

Bookman: If Georgia GOP thinks life starts at conception, why allow ‘murder’ for six weeks?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 19, 2023 If you honestly, sincerely believe that human life begins at the…

Opinion January 6, 2023

Bookman: Beyond defeating Abrams, Kemp second-term agenda MIA

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This commentary first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 5, 2023 Brian Kemp has won a second term as governor without telling…

Opinion December 17, 2022

Bookman: Georgia’s gift to Trump is a lump of coal in stocking

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This commentary was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 15, 2022 When the history books about Donald Trump are written –…

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene signed a supporter’s shirt at a March rally for former President Donald Trump. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Opinion December 1, 2022

Bookman: Marjorie Taylor Greene moves in same circles as Trump’s anti-Semitic dinner guests

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 1, 2022 We should talk a bit about Nick Fuentes, the far-right leader…

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