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Trump or Clinton: We're Screwed Either Way Jun. 03, 2016
After disaster strikes, it often turns out that there were several contributing factors behind it. L... Read More
Suckers for Trump Need to Believe Jun. 02, 2016
Here is how Donald Trump suckers the little people. What follows is a telling of his methods, not co... Read More
Trump's Epic Meltdown Jun. 02, 2016
Donald Trump: crazy or evil? That's the question that has loomed over his presidential candidacy fro... Read More
Donald Dissers Play 'Trump' Card Jun. 01, 2016
Call it political names-manship. Commentators have been whacking away at Donald Trump's last name a... Read More
Springtime for Adolf and Donald, Too Jun. 01, 2016
Adolf Hitler is making a big comeback this year. The leader of Germany from 1933 until his suicide i... Read More
California Counts for Nothing. Again Jun. 01, 2016
I got my absentee ballot in the mail, which reminded me: We have an election next Tuesday. The excit... Read More
Trump's Whining Strategy Jun. 01, 2016
The day before the March presidential primary in Ohio, one of my journalism students at Kent State t... Read More
Confessions of a Former Dead-Ender May. 31, 2016
Bernie Sanders is clearly winding down his campaign for the Democratic nomination. In speeches and i... Read More
Here Come the Libertarians May. 31, 2016
"Welcome to the party!" is about all one can say to the Libertarian Party slate — former GOP G... Read More
Trump Exactly Backwards May. 30, 2016
When I'm not writing these columns, I'm a newspaper reporter. Today, I went out on what newspaper pe... Read More
Character Truly Is Destiny May. 28, 2016
It turns out that Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, knew exactly what he was talking about some 25 ... Read More
'The Great White Hope' May. 27, 2016
"Something startling is happening to middle-aged white Americans. Unlike every other age group, unli... Read More
FDR Still Speaks Across the Ages, Trumping Trump's Brand May. 27, 2016
WASHINGTON — The president spoke a personal word: "I never forget that I live in a house owned... Read More
Politics Becomes Theater of the Absurd May. 27, 2016
The Theater of the Absurd was the vogue of the '60s, when the cry was "anything goes." and everythin... Read More
Donald Trump's Secret Weapon is Hillary Clinton May. 27, 2016
Don't think of the 2016 presidential election as a popularity contest. Think of it as a race to see ... Read More
A Fighting Chance for Integrity May. 27, 2016
As someone who believes that excessive partisanship and Balkanization is poisoning our politics, I h... Read More
Identity Politics: Part Two May. 27, 2016
My column last week about identity politics in the U.S. caused quite a stir. I received requests for... Read More
Crying 'Rape,' Trump? Unseal Your Divorce Records May. 27, 2016
Evidently Donald Trump believes his campaign can accomplish with an Internet video what Kenneth Star... Read More
Every Candidate Needs a Good Smack or Two May. 25, 2016
Politics is a rough game, and it is the rare candidate for public office who could not benefit from ... Read More
Is Hillary Clinton the Only Innocent Person in a 10-Mile Radius? May. 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton is as pure as the driven snow, at least according to Hillary Clinton. Clinton will t... Read More
