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The Great Shake-Up Nov. 29, 2018
After the 2012 election, I had one wish: that the back of the Republican establishment would be brok... Read More
Populism Is Not About Mobs, Anti-Government Rants or Opinion Polls Nov. 28, 2018
If a political pollster asked whether I consider myself a conservative or a liberal, I'd answer, "No... Read More
Welcome Change of Tone by Trump on Criminal Justice Reform Nov. 27, 2018
Our suspicious side tells us President Donald Trump must be up to something. He's playing the public... Read More
Eyes on the Progressives Nov. 27, 2018
Says the cartoon boxer, lying flat on the canvas, to the towering, glowering brute who put him there... Read More
Facebook's Hardball Tactics After Russian Hacking Merit Congressional Probe Nov. 22, 2018
Since its creation 14 years ago in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has become a social media platform ... Read More
An Alternative to the Status Quo Nov. 22, 2018
Had John C. Fremont not run as a Republican in 1856, there would probably would have been no Lincoln... Read More
Alarmist Nonsense Should Not Stop Sentencing Reform: Modest Changes in First Step Act Are No Threat to Public Safety Nov. 21, 2018
The federal sentencing reforms that Donald Trump endorsed last week could shorten the terms of 2,700... Read More
Problems Abound for Both Sides Nov. 16, 2018
Both political parties in Washington can look at last week's election results and find encouragement... Read More
Will the Real Attorney General Please Stand Up? Nov. 15, 2018
Last week's surprise forced resignation of Jeff Sessions as attorney general of the United States se... Read More
Happy Warrior Nov. 15, 2018
The midterms are over, and speculation about the 2020 presidential race has already started. Preside... Read More
Election 2018 in Context: A Political System Out of Sync with the Nation It's Supposed to Serve Nov. 15, 2018
In the wake of Election 2018, analysts have delved deeply into a seemingly limitless supply of data ... Read More
What the GOP Did Wrong in 2018 Nov. 15, 2018
The Republicans lost control of the House largely because they had the wrong campaign strategy. Demo... Read More
Keep Calm, Florida, and Count On Nov. 14, 2018
It's been about 18 years since the nation focused on a massive recount story and asked, "What the he... Read More
Fannie Mae and 'Freddie Maxine' Nov. 13, 2018
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California appears a lock to become the next chairman of the House'... Read More
Changes the GOP Should Love Nov. 13, 2018
I first ran into Heracliltus, a great Grecian shedder of tears, while writing in college about the f... Read More
Election Shows Our Democracy Works Nov. 12, 2018
The results of Tuesday's midterm elections were a mixed bag across the country. But regardless of ho... Read More
The Surprise Winner of Election 2018? Trump! Nov. 11, 2018
I always tell the raw truth. I don't back down. I just say what's on my mind and let the chips fall ... Read More
A Democratic House Will Mean More Fiscal Discipline Nov. 11, 2018
Are you ready for some stalemate? Over the next two years, Washington deliberations will resemble on... Read More
Who Votes Republican? Nov. 09, 2018
Exit polls aren't always 100 percent reliable. For example, in 2016, the exit interviews suggested t... Read More
40 Percent of Election Polls Were Wrong Nov. 09, 2018
The polling in the 2018 election was terrible. In the hotly contested Senate and governor races that... Read More
