John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing SPIN in national and global news. He's editor of OnlineColumnist.com, columnist for Examiner.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma. Dr. Curtis is considered the nation's leading authority on SPIN in the news. His nonpartisan commentaries appear in domestic and foreign newspapers.
Palestinians Avoid Peace Talks on Future State   December 31, 2014
Doomed AsiaAir Flight QZ8501 Avoidable   December 30, 2014
Israel Haters Bully for Palestinian State   December 29, 2014
Normal Relations with Cuba Long Overdue   December 28, 2014
Turkey's Erdogan Gives X-Ray Into Asian Mind   December 27, 2014
U.S. Walks Tightrope with China in NKorea Cyber War   December 26, 2014
Putin Joins Hands with Kim Jong-un   December 25, 2014
Iran Eyes Nuclear Deal as Economy Unravels   December 24, 2014
U.S. Third Quarater Growth Hits 5%   December 23, 2014
North Korea's Mysterious Internet Blackout   December 22, 2014
Obama Pullls Syria "Red Line" On North Korea   December 21, 2014
ISIS's Mini-Jonestown Starts to Crumble   December 20, 2014
Obama to Respond to North Korea Cyber-Attack   December 19, 2014
Putin Proves That Propaganda Works in Russia   December 18, 2014
Obama's Holiday Surprise for Cuba   December 17, 2014
Jeb Bush Jumps on Florida's GOP Cash   December 16, 2014
Security Council Can't Deny Hamas-PLO War with Israel   December 15, 2014
Cosby Lets Wife and Attorney Do All the Talking   December 14, 2014
U.S. to Confront Putin When Senate Changes Hands   December 13, 2014
GOP Gets Its Way in House-Senate Budget Deal   December 12, 2014
CIA Terror Interrogations Were Not Torture   December 11, 2014
Senate Report Mirrors Reality of Asymmetric War   December 10, 2014
Obamacare Flaws Revealed in House Testimony   December 9, 2014
NY Grand Jury Got it Wrong in Garner Case   December 8, 2014
France's Hollande Greets Putin at Moscow Airport   December 7, 2014
NASA's PR Hype About Orion Spacecraft   December 6, 2014
U.N. Drug Agency's Obsolete Marijuana Policy   December 5, 2014
McCain Poised to Set U.S. Foreign Policy   December 4, 2014
Putin Defends Russian  Foreign Policy   December 3, 2014
Bill Cosby Caught in Child Abuse Trap   December 2, 2014
Charles Barkley Spouts Off About Ferguson   December 1, 2014
New Year to Bring Surprises to Ukraine   November 27, 2014
Michal Brown and Trayvon Martin Look-Alike Killings   November 26, 2014
Ferguson Grand Jury Got It Wrong with Wilson   November 25, 2014
Defense Secretary Hagel Throws in the Towel   November 24, 2014
Putin's Slippery Propaganda Keeps Rolling   November 23, 2014
Iran Won't Acquiesce to Vienna Nuclear Talks   November 22, 2014
Cosby GetsAway with Drugging and Serial Rape   November 21, 2014
Kobe Bryant Back to His Old Self at Age 36   November 20, 2014
Putin's Totalitarian Propaganda Machine   November 19, 2014
Keystone XL Pipeline Faces Big Senate Vote   November 18, 2014
Putin's Propaganda in Hgih Gear Over Ukraine   November 17, 2014
Comedian Bill Cosby Accused of Rape   November 16, 2014
Putin Isolated at G20 Summit   November 15, 2014
Putin Read Riot Act at G20 in Brisbane   November 14, 2014
Putin Becomes Europe's 20th Century Menace   November 13, 2014
Hamas Sabotages 10-Year-Arafat Memorial   November 12, 2014
New York City Finds Way to Profit from Pot   November 11, 2014
George W. Bush's Belated Smoke Blowing   November 10. 2014
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Near Collapse   November 9, 2014
Gorbachev Drinks Pitin's Cold War Cool-Air   November 8, 2014
Obama Has New Sheriff in Sen. John McCain   November 7, 2014
Obama Must Play Ball with GOP   November 6, 2014
Democrats Sift Through Midterm Wreckage   November 5, 2014
White House Blames Midterm Reults on Congress   November 4, 2014
Netanyahu Thumbs Nose at East Jerusalem   November 3, 2014
Israel Plays with Fire Closing Al-Aqsa Mosque   November 2, 2014
Election Jitters Expose Wall Street Fallacy   November 1, 2014
Obama's Domestic Agenda Helps GOP   October 31, 2014
Abbas Calls Al-Aqsa Closure a Declaration of War   October 30, 2014
Putin Counters Pro-Western Ukraine   October 29, 2014
Fingers Point at Obama for Rise of ISIS   October 28, 2014
Egypt's El-Sisi Draws Line Against Terrorists   October 27, 2014
Putin Wins Propaganda Battle Agaisnt the West   October 25, 2014
Putin Rips U.S. Foreign Policy in Sochi   October 24, 2014
Palestinians Cash In on Costly Gaza War   October 23, 2014
McCain Echoes Apathy for Midterm Elections   October 22, 2014
CDC Chief Points Fingers in Ebola Crisis   October 14, 23014
Rormer Defense Secretary Panetta Rips Obama   October 13, 2014
U.S. Watches ISIS Advance Toward Baghdad   October 12, 2014
Palestinian Donors' Conference Raises Doubts   October 11, 2014
Turkey Wants U.S. to Implement No-Fly Zone   October 10, 2014
FBI Arrests Teen Trying to Join ISIS   October 6, 2014
Real Motive Behind Hamas-Israeli War   October 5, 2014
German Anti-Semitism Comes from New Place   October 4, 2014
ISIS Threatens Kobane on Turkish Border   October 3, 2014
Putin Thumbs His Nows at West's Sanctions   October 2, 2014
Wall Street Enters Profit Taking Phase   October 1, 2014
Beijing Threatened by Hong Kong Street Protests   September 30, 2014
Fed Chairman Yellen Hints at More Low Rates   September 29, 2014
Syria's Al-Nusra Front Threatens the West   September 28, 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Rips U.S. at U.N.   September 27, 2014
PLO Chairman Abbas Rips Israel at U.N.   September 26, 2014
Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. Resigns   September 25, 2014
ISIS Lashes Out at Kurds After Air Strikes   September 24, 2014
Putin Says Air Strikes Violate Syrian Sovereignty   September 23, 2014
Iraq's Military Puts Obama ISIS Strategy in Doubt   September 22, 2014
Panetta Blames Obama for Rise of Islamic State   September 22, 2014
ISIS Monthly Salaries Key to Success   September 21, 2014
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Must Go   September 12, 2014
Jay Carney bushwacked by McCain on CNN   September 11, 2014
Putin Shows Signs of Clinical Paranoia   September 10, 2014
NFL Puts Ray Rice Into Double-Jeopardy   September 9, 2014
Russia Walled Off in Putin's Bubble   September 8, 2014
Obama to Lay Out ISIS Strategy to Nation   September 7, 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Fightr Anti-Semitism   September 6, 2014
Obama Shares ISIS Strategy at NATO Summit   September 5, 2014
Tesla Stocks Takes Off On SpaceX Rocket   September 4, 2014
ISIS Warns Obama, Beheads Sotloff   September 3, 2014
Israel's 2014 Gaza War Backfires   September 2, 2014
Ukraine Threatens All Out War with Russia   September 1. 2014
Don't Blame Putin for Southeastern Ukraine   August 31, 2014
U.N. Silent on ISIS Sexual Abuse of Women   August 30, 2014
Putin Desperately Needs His Wings Clipped   August 29, 2014
ISIS Heavy Lifting Falls on the U.S.   August 28, 2014
Recruitment and Conversion to Radical Islam   August 27, 2014
ISIS Learns Business Savvy from Somali Pirates   August 26, 2014
Iran Admits to Arming Hamas in Gaza   August 25, 2014
Case for War Against ISIS Unmistakable   August 24, 2014
Hamas Claims It Doesn't Target Civilians   August 23, 2014
Netanyahu Warns Hamas After Child's Death   August 22, 2014
Obalma Joins Post-Sept. 11 Terror Policy in Iraq   August 21, 2014
Beheading Video Changes Obama's ISIS Policy   August 20, 2014
Crackdown in Ferguson Causes More Violence   August 19, 2014
Robin Williams Suicide Predictable and Preventable   August 17, 2014
Ferguson Police Stonewall Brown Shooting   August 16, 2014
Hamas and Israel Grope for a Ceasefire Deal   August 11, 2014
Hillary Begins 2016 Bid Ripping Obama   August 10, 2014
Obama Gets the Message About Helping the Kurds   August 7, 2014
Kurds Beg Obama for Military Help   August 6, 2014
Goldman Sachs Up to Its Old Tricks Again   August 5, 2014
Egypt Brokers Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas   August 4, 2014
Obama Passes Terrorist Buck to Next President   August 3, 2014
Netanyahu Refuses to Capitulate to Terrorism   August 2, 2014
Obama Points Fingers at GOP, Not Himself   July 31, 2014
ESPN Overreacts, Tosses Stephen A. Under the Bus   July 30. 2014
Congressional Backlash Against White House Mideast Policy   July 29. 2014
Kerry Stuck in Pre-Sept. 11 Mindset   July 28, 2014
White House in Pre-Sept. 11 Fantasy in Gaza   July 27, 2014
EU Votes to Punish Russia for Ukraine   July 26, 2014
Hamas-Backers All Talk, Little Action   July 25, 2014
Hamas and PLO Sacrifice Gaza Civilians   July 24. 2014
World Community Turns Blind Eye on Mosul   July 23, 2014
Cancelled Flights Heaps Pressure on Netanyahu   July 22, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's Anti-Semitic Rant   July 21, 2014
Putin Crosses the Line in Airline Disaster   July 20, 2014
Hamas Plays Off Mounting Civilian Casualties   July 19, 2014
Putin Under the Gun for Downed Malaysian Jet   July 18, 2014
Bill Clinton's Pre-Sept. 11 Mideat Mindset   July 17, 2014
Hamas Sacrifices Gaza Citizens to Win PR Game   July 16, 2014
Obama Plays Ostrich in Border Crisis   July 15, 2014
Hamas Spews Propanda Into Gaza's Airwavawes   July 14, 2014
Abbas's Palestininian Authority Goes to the Dark Side   July 13, 2014
Israeli-Hamas-Battle the Latest Doomed Clash   July 12, 2014
LeBron James Spurns Miami for Cleveland   July 11, 2014
Sterling Reveals His Dementia in Open Court   July 10, 2014
Hamas's Suicidal Rocket War with Israel   July 9, 2014
Rocket Attacks Guarantee Palestinians No Peace   July 8, 2014
Teachers Fight Back Against Nationwide Assault   July 7, 2014
Obama Must Fish or Cut Bait in Iraq   July 6, 2-14
U.S. Mideast Policy Out-of-Whack   July 5, 2014
Putin Extends Olive Branch to Obama on July 4th   July 4, 2014
ISIS Takes Mideast Terrorism to New Heights   July 3, 2014
Obama's Approval Ratings Sink to New Lows   July 2, 2014
U.S. and Russia to Go After ISIS's Al-Baghdadi   July 1, 2014
Missing Israeli Teens Found in Shallow Grave   June 30, 2014
Isis Declares Sovereign Islamic State   June 29, 2014
Russia Ready to Defend Bashar al-Assad   June 28, 2014
Iran's Al-Quds Leader Sizes Up ISIS in Iraq   June 27, 2014
Time for Sovereign Kurdistan Has Come   June 26, 2014
Kerry Warns Mideast to Stay Out of Iraq   June 25, 2014
Kerry Blows Smoke on Saving Iraq   June 24, 2014
Putin Calls Back the Dogs in Eastern Ukrane   June 23, 2014
ISIS Over-runs Iraq Hampering U.S. Repsons   June 22, 2014
Iraq at Critical Fork with U.S. Hold the Cards   June 21, 2014
Fed Chairman Yellen Sees Anermic Economic Growth   June 20, 2014
Cheney Rips Obama to Revise Iraq's Failure   June 19, 2014
Conservatives Blame Obasma for Chaos in Iraq   June 18, 2014
Netanyahu Reacts to Teens' Kidnapping   June 17, 2014
Obama Faces Tough Choices in Iraq   June 16, 2014
Romney Hits Hillary Hinting at 2016   June 15, 2014
Judge's Trojan Horse to Kill Public Education   June 14, 2014
Russia Intimidates NATO with Military Exercises   June 13, 2014
Shelly Sterling's Quick Clippers Deal Hits Snag   June 12, 2014
House Majority Leader Cantor Loses Primary   June 11, 2014
Poroshenko Needs Putin in Eastern Ukraine   June 10, 2014
Shelly Sterling's Quick Clippers Sale Hits a Snag   June 9, 2014
Bergdahl Claims Torture by Taliban   June 8, 2014
Bergdahl Debriefed at Landstuhl   June 7, 2014
Putin Singled Out as Pariah at D-Day Event   June 6, 2014
Putin Takes Russian Into Dark Period   June 5, 2014
Putin Shows True Colors, Backs North Korea   June 4, 2014
Bergdahl's Release Hailed by White House   June 3. 2014
Bergdahl's Release Has No Effect on War on Terrror   June 2, 2014
Republicans Don't Get the Real Reagan Legacy   June 1, 2014
Palestinians to Form New Unity Government   May 31, 2014
Clippers Sold, Sterling Declared Incompetent   May 30, 2014
Ukraine's New President Must Call Back the Dogs   May 29, 2014
Sterling Bristles Facing Kangaroo Court   May 28, 2014
Germany's Opposition to Turkey's EU Membership   May 27, 2014
System Breakdown in Santa Barbara Mass Murder   May 26, 2014
Obama to Defend U.S. Foreign Policy at West Point   May 25, 2014
Putin Fires Back at Pro-Western Critics   May 24, 2014
O.J. Simpson Seeks New Trial   May 23, 2014
Billionarie Mark Cuban Hits Racial Nerve   May 22, 2014
Prince Charles Compares Putin to Hitler   May 21, 2014
Sterling Faces NBA's Firing Squad   May 20, 2014
Rubio Mum on Whether He Smoked Marijuana   May 19, 2014
GOP Raises Profile of Hillary Rodham Clinton   May 18, 2014
Jobs Threaten Brown v. Board of Education   May 17, 2014
Sterling Hires Litigator to Nowhere   May 16, 2014
Mortgage Giants to Rescue U.S. Real Estate Market   May 15, 2014
Fed Worried About Real Estate Slowdown   May 14, 2014
CNN's Anderson Cooper Baits Sterling Just Like "V"   May 13, 2014
Sterling Family Not Fit to Own NBA Franchise   May 12, 2014
U.S. Under Obama Not Weaker Only Wiser   May 11, 2014
GOP Opens New Probe into Benghazi Attack   May 10, 2014
Sterling's Last Gasps to Save the Clippers   May 9, 2014
Legal Tricks for Boston Marathon Bomber   May 8, 2014
Putin Reverses Course on Eastern Ukraine   May 7, 2014
Monica Lewinksy Breaks Silence in Clinton Affair   May 6, 2014
Hamas Flashes True Colors Joining PLO   May 5, 2014
Donald Sterling Falls on Politically Correct Sword   May 4, 2014
Obama Shows Paradigm Shift in Ukraine   May 3, 2014
Violence Erupts in Eastern Ukraine   May 2, 2014
Putin Warns Ukraine on Military Intervention   Msy 1, 2014
Sterling Tarred-and-Feathered by NBA for Racism   April 30, 2014
Kerry Bashes Russian for Unrest in Eastern Ukraine   April 29, 2014
Magic Johnson Pounces on Sterling's Disgrace   April 28, 2014
U.S. on Wrong Track to End Urkaine Crisis   April 27, 2014
Clippers Owner Donald Sterling's Racist Rant   April 26, 2014
Natanyahu's Silver Lining in Palestinian Unity Pact   April 25, 2014
Ukraine Pushes Militasry Conforntation with Russia   April 24, 2014
Hamas and PLO Sign Unity Pact   April 23, 2014
White House Ukraine Policy Upside Down   April 22, 2014
Biden Brings Bad News to Ukraine   April 21, 2014
Ukraine's Post-Revolutionary Leaders Must Go   April 20, 2014
Obama No Longer Takes Role as Wor.d Policeman   April 19, 2014
Obamacare Tops 8 Million Irking GOP   April 18, 2014
Geneva Talks Offer Band-Aid on Ukraine   April 17, 2014
Ukraine's Condundrum Begins to Take Place   April 16, 2014
Obama's Showdown with Putin in Eastern Ukraine   April 15, 2014
Wall Street Sell Off Makes Stocks More Affordable   April 14, 2014
White House Objects to Iran's U.N. Ambassador   April 13, 2014
Conservatives Rip Obamacare in New Hampshire   April 12, 2014
FBI Blames Russia for Boston Marathon Blasts   April 11, 20122
Pittsburg Teenager Goes Ballistic in Knife Attack   April 10, 2014
Fort Hood Raises Red Flags About Military Recruitment   April 9, 2014
China Flexes Military Muscle to Hagel   April 8, 2014
Russian Cossacks Infiltrate Eastern Ukraine   April 7, 2014
Palestinians Bypass Peace Talks with Israel   April 6, 2014
Gorbachev Praises Putin's Takeover of Crimea   April 5, 2014
Boehner's Political Courage on Fort Hood   April 4, 2014
Violence Strikes Again at Fort Hood   April 3, 2014
Pollard Still a Raw Nerve with Israel   April 2, 2014
Obama Rescues Mideat Peace with Pollard Deal   April 1, 2014
Fed Chair Yellen Signals More Low Interest Rates   March 30, 2014
Russia Dictates Terms to End Ukraine Crisis   March 29. 2014
Putin Looks for an Off-Ramp in Ukraine   March 28, 2014
Putin's Crimea Gambit Starts to Backfired   March 27, 2014
Obama Tells EU his Hands are Tied in Crimea   March 26, 2014
Putin Out-Foxes West in Crimea   March 24, 2014
Jimmy Carter Irked by Obama's Snub   March 22, 2014
Malaysian Flight MH370 Fues Wild Speculation   March 21, 2014
Uraine's New Leaders Push Crimea to the Brink   March 19, 2014
Putin Gives West Piece of His Mind   March 18, 2014
Obama's Russian Sanctions Too Little, Too Late   March 17, 2014
Profiling Malaysian Pilot, Co-Pilot, Passengers and Crew   March 16, 2014
Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution on Crimea   March 15, 2014
White House Digs Deeper Hole in Ukraine   March 14, 2014
Malaysian Flight MH370 Still a Mystery   March 13, 2014
U.S.-EU Threatens Russia with Sanctions   March 12, 2014
Netanyahu Exposes Palestinians' Smokescreen   March 11, 2014
Cheney Rips Obama for Being "Weak"   March 10, 2014
Speculation Swirls Over Downed Malaysian Airliner   March 9, 2013
South Caroline Mom's Attempted Suicide-Homicide   March 8, 2014
Obama Lectures Putin on Legalities in 1-Hour Call   March 7, 2014
Christie Attacks the Press at CPAC   March 6, 2014
Hillary's Incendiary Rhetoric About Putin   March 5, 2014
Netanyahu Exposes Paranoia in Oval Office   March 4, 2014
McCain Exposes Unvarnished Truth About Ukraine   March 3, 3014
Kerry's Eloquent Hypocrisy on the Ukraine   March 2, 2014
Putin Counters U.S. Threats, Takes Over Crimea   March 1, 2014
Obama Warns Putin About Intervening in the Ukraine   February 28, 2014
Christie Lays Low in Town-Home Meetings   February 26, 2016
Kerry Warns Russia to Stay Out of the Ukraine   February 25, 2014
Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer's No-Brainer on Anti-Gay Bill   February 24, 2014
Piers Morgan Experiment Fails at CNN   February 23, 2014
Former U.N. Amb. Susan Rice Blows More Smoke   February 22, 2014
Feds Fail California's Farmers with Drought   February 21, 2014
Former DEA Chief Bensinger's "Reefer Madness"   February 20, 2014
Putin Tells Ukraine's Yanukovich to Stop   February 19, 2014
North Korea's Kim Jong-un Compared to Hitler   February 18, 2014
Kerry to Meet Abbas in Paris on Peace Deal   February 17, 2014
Romney Takes Veiled Shot at Hillary   February 16, 2014
UAW Rejected by Tennessee-based Volkswagen   February 15, 2014
Justice Department Clears Banks for Marijuana   February 14, 2014
Obama Admits to Syrian Disaster   February 13, 2014
Iran's Saber-Rattling to U.S. Guinboat Diplomacy   February 12, 2014
Wall Street Surges with Debt-Ceiling Deal   February 11, 2014
U.N's Watchdog IAEA Asks for Patience in Iran   February 10, 2014
Polygamy Confused with Polyamory in Utah   February 9, 2014
Karzai Plays Both Sides with U.S.  and Taliban   Fenbriary 7, 2014
Russia Warns U.S. on Meddling in  Ukraine   February 6, 2014
Christie Trumpets Innocence on New Jersey Radio   February 5, 2014
O'Reilly's Obama Interview Better Than Super Bowl   February 4, 2014
Woody Allen Acccused of Child Molestation Again   February 3, 2014
GOP Takes Out Hatchets to Defend Christie   February 2, 2014
Christie Issues More Denials in Bridgegate Scandal   February 1, 2014
Wall Street Moves Sideways as Correction Starts   January 31, 2014
Feds Seek Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber   January 30, 2014
Wall Street Slides at the Mercy of Short-Sellers   January 29, 2014
Obama's State of the Union Looks Like Chaos   January 28, 2014
Egypt's Failed Democracy a Lesson to Mideast   January 27, 2014
Carney Defends Obamacare Despite Fallout   January 26., 2014
Fox News' Huckabee Hints at Presidential Run   January 25, 2014
Wall  Street Takes Profits to Avoid Bubble   January 24, 2014
Target Corp.'s Latest Abuse of Obamacare   January 23, 2014
Christie's-Mum-Is-the-Word Bridgegate Scandal   January 22, 2014
Obama's Approval Ratings Keep Slipping   January 21, 2014
Putin's Duck Dynasty Views of Homosexuality   January 20, 2014
Putin Defends Anti-Gay Law to Protect Children   January 19, 2014
Christie's Bridgegate Just Tip of the Iceberg   January 18, 2014
Christie's Legal Walls Begin to Close   January 17, 2014
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Must Go   January 16, 2014
A-Rod Files for Injunctive Relief in Federal Courts   January 15, 2014
Christie Called True Leader by GOP   January 13, 2014
Indian Diplomat Forced to Leave U.S. Without Her Children   January 12, 2014
Abbas Demands East Jerusalem or Nothing   January 11, 2014
GOP Closes Ranks to Save Christie   January 10, 2014
Christie Faces Presss to Defuse Bridge Scandal   January 9, 2014
Gates Takes Cheap Shots at Obama and Bush   January 8, 2014
Ex-NBA Star Rodman Returns to North Korea   January 7, 2014
Kerry Returns to Mideast Empty-Handed   January 6, 2014
Rand Paul Calls Unemployment Benefits a Disservice   January 5, 2014
Fed's Bond-Buying Policy Creates Asset Bubble   January 4, 2014
Kerry Treads on Thin Ice in Medeast Peace Deal   January 3, 2014
Snowden Seeks Clemency or Plea Deal   January 2, 2014
Sotomayor Blocks Obamacare's Birth Control   January 1, 2014

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