Search Content
Sanders Pushes Hillary Far to The Left Apr. 20, 2016
If conventional wisdom ruled in this election cycle thus far, America's most prominent journalists w... Read More
Calls for American Unity Are Either Dishonest or Naive Apr. 12, 2016
Just about all candidates for president regularly announce their intent to unite Americans, to "brin... Read More
Unrestrained Rhetoric Could Have a High Cost Apr. 06, 2016
Democracies are inevitably raucous, but they are often more fragile than their citizens believe. Ame... Read More
Sanders Is Getting Away With Murder Apr. 01, 2016
David Harsanyi is off. The following is a column by William Murchison. I've resisted coming down to... Read More
2016: A Repeat of the 1960s Mar. 16, 2016
One thing is abundantly clear: Neither political party will emerge from the 2016 nomination battle l... Read More
An Apology to Bernie Sanders Dec. 22, 2015
Hardly a week goes by without some demand for an apology populating my inbox. I have never apologize... Read More
Hard Questions for Debating Democrats Nov. 13, 2015
Imagine for a moment that the purpose of a presidential debate is to elucidate policy differences on... Read More
Election or a Round of Musical Chairs? Nov. 05, 2015
Outsiders like to think of San Francisco as a hotbed of contentious activism. Locals have tended to ... Read More
Jim Webb, American Hero Oct. 16, 2015
When Democratic Party presidential hopefuls were asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper to list the enemies ... Read More
Why Bernie Sanders' Big Crowds Count Aug. 15, 2015
When Democratic presidential candidates have campaigned in Los Angeles, it has usually been around a... Read More
A Moderate Democrat Actually Mar. 10, 2015
Orinda, California, Mayor Steve Glazer says that he is running for a state Senate seat vacated by no... Read More
Eric Holder's Sorry Sense of Justice Feb. 08, 2015
Thursday morning's "Building community trust" roundtable discussion in Oakland, California, with Att... Read More
At Some Point, Progressives Need to Grow a Pair and Stop Having Anything to Do With the Democratic Party Jul. 04, 2014
At a certain point, if you have any relationship with dignity, you're supposed to get sick of being ... Read More
As Iraq Implodes, Hawks Still Have No Plan -- Except 'Blame Obama' Jun. 13, 2014
Divided between neoconservative ultra-hawks and libertarian isolationists, today's Republican Party ... Read More
Do We Have a Stupid Party? May. 17, 2014
Long before he teamed with Erskine Bowles, a Democrat and former President Bill Clinton's White Hous... Read More
Memo to: Republican Candidates, Answer War on Women Apr. 22, 2014
Just because your opponent is hurling baseless or even ridiculous charges does not mean that you are... Read More
Civil Rights and Cherry Blossoms Apr. 11, 2014
Civil rights and cherry blossoms are in the April air. New books are sparking old memories and fresh... Read More
When Blacks Voted 80 Percent Dem, Malcolm X Called Them 'Chumps' Mar. 13, 2014
When blacks gave 80 percent of their vote to the Democratic Party in 1964, black activist Malcolm X ... Read More
Peril of Ignoring Change Mar. 08, 2014
According to the Census Bureau, for the first time in more than a century, the annual number of deat... Read More
Tea Party and the Rest of GOP Should Work Together to Win Mar. 06, 2014
Thursday marked five years since a commentator on one of the more liberal networks, MSNBC, launched ... Read More
