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Five Angry Men on the Supreme Court Dec. 27, 2023
Is American democracy a match for the Supreme Court? The John Roberts Supreme Court hangs menacingl... Read More
Obama Versus Biden: I'll Stick With Joe Dec. 20, 2023
Former President Barack Obama talked the talk in poetry. President Joe Biden walks the walk in prose... Read More
Haley Best to Vie vs. Trump -- And Biden Dec. 06, 2023
Nikki Haley is the dark horse in the Republican presidential race that Democrats should watch closel... Read More
Corporate Giants Say You Don't Mind Their Price Gouging. Do You? Dec. 06, 2023
According to an old saying, "You can't squeeze blood from a turnip." True. But that raises this ques... Read More
What The Numbers Now Tell About Biden's Economy Dec. 01, 2023
You may have noticed in recent weeks that alarming headlines about inflation — specifically, t... Read More
Washington Diary Watch: All's Not Well Nov. 15, 2023
Dear Diary, The House is a mess, with a new sheriff — speaker — in town. Republican Mi... Read More
The Billionaires Behind School Privatization Nov. 08, 2023
If you're trying to enact an extremist right-wing policy, but the public keeps rejecting it, what do... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Nov. 06, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
The Hidden World of Mike Johnson, Culture Warrior Nov. 03, 2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson, lately elevated to one of the most important posts in the federal govern... Read More
Giant Pandas Make It All Better -- For A While Nov. 01, 2023
"It's all happening at the Zoo." —Simon and Garfunkel Washington went to the National Zoo en... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Oct. 27, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
Three Loved and Lost, One Found Oct. 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — I should be in the Headless House press gallery, covering the latest quest to win... Read More
The MAGA Culture of Menace Is No Surprise Oct. 20, 2023
When Republicans claim to be shocked by threats of violence that have repeatedly marred their party'... Read More
In Defense of Elders in Politics Oct. 04, 2023
Public sentiment has turned against old leaders so much that a New Yorker cover art shows President ... Read More
Look Who's Behind the Know-Nothing 'No Labels' Party Oct. 04, 2023
In the mid-1800s, a new political party flared up in American politics, posing as an alternative to ... Read More
What the Biden Impeachment Inquiry Has Proved Sep. 29, 2023
So far, the Republican drive to impeach President Joe Biden has illustrated a crucial aspect of poli... Read More
Aging Brings Wisdom to Biden Sep. 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is a bit older and a lot wiser than former President Donald T... Read More
Help (Urgently) Needed: US Head of State Dec. 28, 2019
The American president, in addition to serving as commander in chief, is expected to be this nation'... Read More
Prince George Visit Quashes Australian Republican Murmurs May. 01, 2014
The visit Down Under by the infant Prince George, accompanied by his parents, the Duke and Duchess o... Read More
