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Here's a Tip Oct. 09, 2017
Dispatches from America these days tend to be either soaked in tragedy or soaked in Trump, which mea... Read More
Dems vs. the Facts Oct. 04, 2017
President Trump has unveiled a tax plan to ignite economic growth and simplify the tax filing ordeal... Read More
Trump's Incentive-Packed Tax Plan Oct. 02, 2017
Much as he did in his command performance before the United Nations, when he took back control of U.... Read More
Democrats, Don't Blame the Voters Who Are Not Racist Sep. 30, 2017
One of the great fringe benefits of working around American politics during the past 10 American pre... Read More
The Boss Is a Weasel Sep. 18, 2017
I don't want single-payer health insurance. You know why? Because I think the company you work for o... Read More
Hillbilly Huntin' Jul. 17, 2017
Ever since Donald Trump won the presidency with the votes of people who have never been to a Whole F... Read More
Make America Great Again for $2.60 an Hour Jul. 03, 2017
I was at an event in a local restaurant, notebook in hand, doing my job as a reporter on a midsized ... Read More
Retiring During a Civil War Jun. 26, 2017
My parents were good working-class Americans, so they taught me to be scared and ashamed. They taugh... Read More
In Praise of Those Who Build Jun. 15, 2017
Father's Day is this weekend, and I find myself thinking in particular about the men who build thing... Read More
I Wrote a Book in a Difficult Time May. 08, 2017
From time to time, Creators, the company I write for, gets out a book of my columns. The most recent... Read More
The Grifters Do 'Tax Reform' Apr. 28, 2017
If you were paying attention to what we learned about Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, then yo... Read More
I'm an Enemy of the People Feb. 27, 2017
I'm too young to have been a big fan of what they used to call "protest music." By the time I was in... Read More
Trump Blows Off the Working Class Dec. 15, 2016
A friend of mine, an expert car mechanic, once told me of losing $30,000 in a commodity deal. It was... Read More
Men Working With Their Hands Nov. 29, 2016
A best-selling sports book, "The Boys in the Boat," describes the unlikely path of working-class blo... Read More
A 'Change Election'? Just the Opposite Nov. 24, 2016
Was this a "change election"? Donald Trump's victory is widely attributed to the public's thirst for... Read More
Leonard Cohen and Donald Trump Nov. 21, 2016
Most American newspapers, especially the influential ones, wrote more words about the death of singe... Read More
Sexism? Misogyny? So Last Week Nov. 16, 2016
In the months leading up to the presidential election, the media coverage was full of references to ... Read More
The Left and the Masses: Part III Oct. 18, 2016
Claiming the role of champions of the masses is something the political left has been doing ever sin... Read More
Trump Sees Working-Class Chumps Oct. 05, 2016
Like so many working-class kids, I was raised not to judge others by what they did or didn't own and... Read More
Trump Ignites White Working-Class Revolution Jul. 01, 2016
Everyone's looking for what Winston Churchill called a pudding with a theme. How did the likes of Do... Read More
