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Yes, the Press Has Much to Answer For Oct. 27, 2018
Our states are anything but united. Our politics are indeed polarized — with too many of us Am... Read More
How Much Longer Can We Keep It? Oct. 26, 2018
On the day pipe bombs arrived at CNN, Barack Obama's office and Hillary Clinton's home, The New York... Read More
How to Change the World: From Rebel Girls, and Boys, Who've Done So Oct. 26, 2018
Millions of women have been changing their social media profile photos to black squares this month, ... Read More
Predictably, Republicans Hint that Tax-Plan Deficit Justifies Entitlement Cuts Oct. 26, 2018
So it begins. As congressional Republicans ushered in last year's big tax cuts, saying they would pa... Read More
You've Come a Long Way, Mr. Baby Oct. 26, 2018
Here's a thought: Donald Trump may be more of a feminist than Hillary Clinton. He treats men and wom... Read More
The Left Will Never Thrive Without Its Own Smart, Entertaining and Well-Funded Media Organization Oct. 26, 2018
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan is in its 17th year, with no end in sight. The U.S. has killed 1 ... Read More
The 'Voter ID Is Racist' Con Oct. 25, 2018
Add late-night comic Trevor Noah to the list of ill-informed lefties who consider voter identificati... Read More
Which Team Will Be the Lesser of Two Evils on Election Day? Oct. 25, 2018
For the past two years, many Democrats thought that victory in 2018 would simply be a matter of runn... Read More
Hurricane Trump Oct. 25, 2018
WASHINGTON — The midterm elections are fast approaching. All sorts of forecasts are coming out... Read More
How to Navigate Negative Campaign Ads Oct. 25, 2018
For voters, this is the cruelest season. Negative ads are filling radio and TV airwaves, dominating ... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Supposed Bulwark Against Extremism, Embraces Murderous Thuggery Oct. 24, 2018
The Saudi government's response to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi would be ... Read More
How Democrats Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Federalism Oct. 24, 2018
In today's polarized political environment, I'm often asked how I think America can come back togeth... Read More
5 Things Canada Got Right When It Legalized Pot: What We Can Learn from Our Northern Neighbors Oct. 24, 2018
It turns out that when you legalize marijuana, a lot of people show up to buy it. That development s... Read More
A Bawdyhouse of Bad Right-Wing Ideas Oct. 24, 2018
Ideally, elections are about ideas. In our dark times of money-soaked, bitterly negative campaigns, ... Read More
A 90-Minute Flight, 45 Presidents and an 8-Year-Old American Boy Oct. 23, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sometimes you meet special people, people who have an impact not just on you... Read More
US Military Has a Management Problem Oct. 23, 2018
The U.S. armed forces are good at many things, but conspicuously bad at managing talent. As a result... Read More
Moonshot: Deficit Hits Record -- Again Oct. 23, 2018
While politicians in the United States pander to their respective bases in advance of next month's m... Read More
Republican Worship of Tax Cuts Has Again Been Debunked by Deficit Numbers Oct. 22, 2018
When congressional Republicans last year passed their massive, deficit-funded tax cut, they promised... Read More
Trump's Base Returns in the Nick of Time Oct. 22, 2018
The voters who elected Donald Trump in 2016 are returning to him just as the midterms approach. With... Read More
The Caravan Moves On Oct. 22, 2018
"We are going to reach the United States," declares one Erasmo Duarte, as he and a couple of thousan... Read More
