I said last week that, despite my profound concerns about this President Donald J. Trump, I'd praise him if his efforts helped free the Israeli hostages and bring a ceasefire. Everyone, regardless, of politics should welcome today's developments, and hope that a just and lasting peace follows.

For the ‘ceasefire now’ crowd, the end of the fighting in Gaza has been a bit of a drag, writes Eli Lake thefp.com/p/the-hostages…

Here’s the account I wrote twenty years ago about day two in North Korea: danschorr.substack.com/p/north-korea-…

Well said

The Washington Post: “The Gaza ceasefire is cracking. Hamas is to blame.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Excited to share that Open Bar was just selected as the Fiction Winner in the Firebird Book Awards - full award list here: speakuptalkradio.com/firebird-winne…

“My Gaza is ready for peace. Hamas is trying to destroy it.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Here's the third and final post about my trip to North Korea twenty years ago: danschorr.substack.com/p/north-korea-…

Next Wednesday, October 29 at 6pm, I’ll be joining fabulous author and former sex crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta for a discussion of our novels and how our experiences investigating sexual misconduct helped shape these stories, moderated by Christopher Edwards. Free

Can’t wait for the comeback!

The tariff case being argued before the Supreme Court next week might be the biggest test of the court’s legitimacy in over 200 years, writes Charles Lane. And the Constitution is clearly not on Trump’s side. thefp.com/p/its-time-for…

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29 at 6pm ET, I’ll be joining excellent author and former sex crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta for a discussion of our novels and how our experiences investigating sexual misconduct helped shape these stories, moderated by Christopher Edwards. Free

Today on The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast, Jenna Farrell and I discussed AI-generated sexual misconduct images and the University of Washington becoming the first U.S. university to define these images as sexual exploitation under its campus policy. Download:

Today on The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast, Alyssa-Rae McGinn and I spoke with Elizabeth Jeglic Ph.D. about her groundbreaking research on child sexual grooming behaviors. Download info: danschorrllc.com/podcasts/

#Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa was asked where else he’d like to play after experiencing Frankfurt and Madrid: “Shoot, it’d be pretty cool to go play in Jerusalem. … That’d be sick.” (🎥: The List - Dolphins Podcast)

The Best Book Awards just named Open Bar as a finalist in its Fiction: General category - the full awards list is available here: americanbookfest.com/2025bbafullres…

Quite a stunning moment in the Oval Office as President Trump asserts that MBS knew nothing about Jamal Khashoggi's murder despite how the CIA — under Trump, in his first term — found that the crown prince ordered it.

Trump, in the first visit of MBS to the Oval since Khashoggi's murder, says, "You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you liked him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew

Trump is despicable towards female reporters — just now ridiculing the WH ABC News reporter calling her a terrible reporter - and now saying ABC’s license should be taken away because they are fake news. Wtf country do we live in right now?

"Prosecutors said Khashoggi was tied up and injected with an overdose of a sedative that killed him. Then, according to prosecutors, his body was dismembered and removed from the consulate by five people." cnn.com/2018/11/16/pol…