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The 'Soft on Crime' Party Apr. 01, 2022
"Soft on crime" is the old dog whistle that Republican senators like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley used t... Read More
Latest Trump Revelations Should Be Disqualifying to Law-and-Order Republicans Feb. 03, 2022
In just the past week, former President Donald Trump's contempt for the rule of law has been reconfi... Read More
What Trump Keeps Telling Us Feb. 03, 2022
The magnitude of former President Donald Trump's crimes against the American Republic comes into sha... Read More
Just a Little Treason: Trump and Co. Play Hide-the-Putsch Nov. 16, 2021
In "Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy," biographer Larry Tye recounts what... Read More
In a Crisis, a Compromise Is Worse Than No Solution At All Jan. 01, 2021
Late last month, I wrote that there was a strong chance — I called it 50-50 — that Donal... Read More
The Transition Is Urgent for Government. A Concession Is Urgent for Democracy. Nov. 27, 2020
The Trump administration has, at last, formally allowed the start of the transition of power to Pres... Read More
Trump Puts His Ego Ahead of National Security by Refusing Transition Cooperation Nov. 24, 2020
In recent days, the following national security challenges have come into public view: President Don... Read More
Trump Puts His Ego Ahead of National Security by Refusing Transition Cooperation Nov. 18, 2020
In recent days, the following national security challenges have come into public view: President Don... Read More
Beware of Trump: Losing and Unleashed in Limbo Oct. 14, 2020
President Donald Trump isn't making American history; he's breaking it. From the first day, he's br... Read More
Painfully Public and Publicly Painful Oct. 10, 2020
When I was a younger man — shortly after the cooling of the Earth — I worked in and mana... Read More
The Better Angels Under Siege Jan. 20, 2017
One circus closes, another comes to town. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, "The Greate... Read More
Gary Varvel
Feb. 19, 2008
