Have we entered a new era of assassination?
Thanks to changing norms and drone technology, that's the key overlooked question stemming from the Iran War
Killing Khamenei implies that any nation can assassinate the leader of any other nation. All it takes is good intelligence and the right weapons β and the U.S. and Israel are by no means the only countries with good intelligence and the right weapons. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/have-we-en...
07.03.2026 16:27
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Why Don Lemon's arrest is your problem, too
By using prosecution as persecution, Trump is making America less free
The Trump administration is using prosecution as persecution β and no American is safe from a government that does that.
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14.02.2026 17:10
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Jeff Bezos just soiled his obituary
He's been mismanaging the Washington Post's bottom line for years. But that doesn't excuse what he did this week.
I wrote this in anger on Wednesday night and held off publishing it, thinking it was just too angry. But actually, upon further reflection, I think the tone is just right. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/jeff-bezos...
07.02.2026 14:17
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Thanks for posting this!
05.02.2026 19:25
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Professor discusses future of journalism amid Washington Post layoffs
YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA
WJLA asked me to discuss the evisceration of the Washington Post. Here is what I had to say: WJLA asked me to discuss the eviscerated Washington Post. Here is what I had to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2OI...
05.02.2026 19:24
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The miseducation of Bari Weiss
She's grossly underqualified to run CBS News -- and she's proving it again and again
CBS News served as the gateway drug to my lifelong addiction to journalism. But now itβs being pushed rightward β and to the abyss β by its grossly underqualified new leader. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-misedu...
31.01.2026 16:42
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Americans are turning on ICE -- and ICE is turning on Americans
Amid an unpopular immigration crackdown, Renee Good's slaughter serves as a warning
Level-headed, well-trained law enforcement officers typically donβt shoot people in the face and then walk away muttering: βF**king bitch.β jerryzremski.substack.com/p/americans-...
10.01.2026 20:04
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The Democrats double down on denial
They buried their own autopsy -- yet on trans issues, immigration, crime and climate change, Dems and their allies keep making the mistakes that doomed the party in 2024
I know my timing is a bit off here, what with the U.S. toppling a foreign government and all, but I always post on Saturdays, so here goes. The Democrats decided to bury their βautopsyβ of their 2024 campaign, so I wrote one for them. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-democr...
03.01.2026 13:23
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As the Trump administration develops a thought code, it's time to invest in freedom
This holiday season, give a gift to the First Amendment. Here's how.
The Trump administration appears to have a plan to police ideology β replete with a tip line where, conceivably, your neighbors could snitch on you if they suspect you of any left-wing wrongdoing. How to respond? By investing in the First Amendment. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/as-the-tru...
20.12.2025 12:54
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AI still does dumb things - but we bet the economy on it?
The bubble may be bursting in the workplace. When will Wall Street notice?
I had a bit of a spat with Google Gemini a few weeks ago -- and it made me worry even more that the AI craze could end in a stock market crash. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/ai-still-d...
13.12.2025 13:25
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The turkeys Trump has pardoned, ranked
"Gobble" got a reprieve last month -- but it's the others who deserve to be roasted
Trump has pardoned more than enough people to fill the federal prisons at Leavenworth. Heβs freed insurrectionists, drug traffickers, crypto creeps, scammers of all sorts and plenty of corrupt politicians. The bottom line message? Anything goes. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-turkey...
06.12.2025 16:51
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Olivia Nuzzi and the trouble with Washington journalism's caste system
It promotes flash over substance -- and leaves heartland America behind
People kept asking me: βWhat do you think of this Olivia Nuzzi thing?β Well, I'm afraid it offers a troubling lesson about journalism in Washington: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/olivia-nuz...
29.11.2025 16:38
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Reasons to be thankful
Forget the daily drumbeat of bad news. This is a great time to be alive.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! I had a spare hour today, so I figured Iβd write a bonus thank-you post to all of you whoβve been reading my Substack β and to anyone else who realizes that we all have a lot to be thankful for here in the U.S. in 2025.
jerryzremski.substack.com/p/reasons-to...
27.11.2025 18:22
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The Republican Congress is on welfare
Our lawmakers are collecting paychecks -- but not doing the job the Constitution calls for
This Republican Congress is not meeting its constitutional obligations. Admittedly, though, lawmakers are meeting at least one constitutional obligation. Theyβre meeting their obligation to get paid.
08.11.2025 15:18
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The bipartisan destruction of a government that worked
How the two parties, the three branches and the American people created our current chaos
I've been around a long time, so I think I'm qualified to try to answer the question: How did the worldβs oldest and proudest democracy become a demagogueβs plaything without a functioning legislature? jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-bipart...
01.11.2025 18:53
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This Hard Land | Jerry Zremski | Substack
Coming in October: Regular takes on what matters in America, and music, and life, from a reporter who's spent a lifetime covering it all. Click to read This Hard Land, by Jerry Zremski, a Substack pub...
My column Saturday will be headlined βThe bipartisan destruction of a government that worked,β and it will detail, error by error and crass move by crass move, how we got to this point. Iβve seen it all in 36 years covering DC. Subscribe at jerryzremski.substack.com.
30.10.2025 22:38
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Welcome to 'This Hard Land'
Analysis and opinion grounded in 36 years of Washington reporting experience
I'm heading to Buffalo today to say goodbye to my colleagues at The Buffalo News. Meanwhile, I'm thinking: "He not busy being born is busy dying." jerryzremski.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
24.10.2025 11:02
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Welcome to 'This Hard Land'
Analysis and opinion grounded in 36 years of Washington reporting experience
I'm retiring from The Buffalo News, but I'll be writing a column of analysis and opinion on Substack. Please subscribe -- it's free! open.substack.com/pub/jerryzre...
23.10.2025 21:20
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