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Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West? May. 29, 2019
Hillary Clinton called them "the deplorables." Barack Obama called them losers who "cling" to their ... Read More
What We Can Learn From the European Union May. 29, 2019
The European Union Parliament elections this week provided a shock to the system for the center-righ... Read More
Has the Day of the Nationalists Come? May. 21, 2019
A week from today, Europeans may be able to gauge how high the tide of populism and nationalism has ... Read More
Trump's Surprisingly Reflective and Disciplined State of the Union Feb. 08, 2019
"This year," President Trump stated in his widely viewed and positively rated State of the Union add... Read More
How Democracy Is Losing the World Dec. 11, 2018
If Donald Trump told Michael Cohen to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels about a one-night stand a dec... Read More
Racism -- It's Everywhere! It's Everywhere! Nov. 30, 2018
It's sobering how much race dominates the public discourse today. But as long as we're discussing st... Read More
Nationalism and Patriotism Don't Have to Be Opposites Nov. 14, 2018
On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the... Read More
Macron to Trump: 'You're No Patriot!' Nov. 13, 2018
In a rebuke bordering on national insult Sunday, Emmanuel Macron retorted to Donald Trump's calling ... Read More
The Battle to MAGA Continues Nov. 07, 2018
America's founders demonstrated that government is art, not science. The secret is in balance. Bienn... Read More
Exceptionalism Is a Good Thing Oct. 25, 2018
This week, at a rally for Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston, President Donald Trump told an ... Read More
The Never-Trumpers Are Never Coming Back Jul. 06, 2018
With never-Trump conservatives bailing on the GOP and crying out for the Party of Pelosi to save us,... Read More
Macron: The Last Multilateralist Apr. 27, 2018
"Together," President Macron instructed President Trump, "we can resist the rise of aggressive natio... Read More
The Eternal Lure of Nationalism Feb. 27, 2018
In a surprise overtime victory in the finals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament, the Russians de... Read More
Is Democracy on the Way Down? Jan. 23, 2018
"The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superio... Read More
Is Liberalism a Dying Faith? Oct. 20, 2017
Asked to name the defining attributes of the America we wish to become, many liberals would answer t... Read More
Is Trump the Heir to Reagan? Oct. 13, 2017
Three decades ago, as communications director in the White House, I set up an interview for Bill Rus... Read More
Manufacturing Hate for 'Made in America' Jul. 19, 2017
It's "Made in America" week in Washington, D.C. You'd think this would be cause for bipartisan celeb... Read More
Is America Still a Nation? Jul. 04, 2017
In the first line of the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson speaks of "on... Read More
Is Macron the EU's Last Best Hope? Apr. 25, 2017
For the French establishment, Sunday's presidential election came close to a near-death experience. ... Read More
Is Putin the 'Preeminent Statesman' of Our Times? Mar. 31, 2017
"If we were to use traditional measures for understanding leaders, which involve the defense of bo... Read More
