Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Russia claiming it foiled an overnight attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a “terrorist” act.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the state of Vermont allowing non-residents to use its assisted suicide law.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saying that the United States could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1 if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit, putting pressure on President Biden and lawmakers to reach a swift agreement to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a man in Texas who killed five people, including an 8-year-old boy, with an AR-15-style weapon Friday night in an angry response to his neighbors’ request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on New York Governor Kathy Hochul announcing a “conceptual agreement” on a nearly 229 billion dollar state budget.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a federal appeals court ruling that clears the way for former Vice President Mike Pence to testify before a grand jury investigating efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, rejecting a bid by former President Donald Trump to block the testimony.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. telling Senate leaders Tuesday that he would “respectfully decline” to testify at a Senate hearing focused on the Supreme Court, offering instead a statement signed by all the justices in which they “reaffirm and restate foundational ethics principles and practices” to which they abide.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the news that Tucker Carlson has been ousted at Fox News following the network's $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake that shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a North Carolina man authorities say is accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents. Robert Louis Singletary has been arrested in Florida after the children tried to retrieve a basketball that rolled into the 24-year-old's yard.