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Mr. President, It's Your Job To Free American Citizens Kidnapped by Hamas Dec. 25, 2024
In 1904, the U.S. citizen Ion Perdicaris was kidnapped by Ahmed al-Raisuni, leader of a tribal confe... Read More
Great White Flail: Trump's Lounge Act Looks Increasingly Washed Up Aug. 27, 2024
If Donald Trump was going to get rid of the "weird" label that Democrats had effectively pasted on h... Read More
Gutsy Republicans Are Quiet Stars of the Democrats' Convention Aug. 22, 2024
The Democratic National Convention has been a lively dance party featuring the usual lineup of parti... Read More
The Obama Magic Can't Change a Close Election Aug. 22, 2024
It was that kind of night. The Obama Magic was on prime display. Warning the country of the kind of ... Read More
In Chicago, Democrats Veer Left Aug. 21, 2024
CHICAGO — Day Two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago confirms this much: With Vi... Read More
The Bitter Biden Story Could Be Baloney Aug. 20, 2024
Joe Biden's decision to leave the Democratic National Convention right after opening night makes sen... Read More
Joe Biden Addressed the DNC, Not As His Party's Nominee Aug. 20, 2024
CHICAGO — It must have been a rough plane ride for President Joe Biden and his family, who lef... Read More
Should Government Raise Our 3-Year Olds? Sep. 02, 2020
Who should care for and nurture a 3-year-old child? A mother, a father — or the government? Th... Read More
A Demagogue Named Barack Obama: His DNC Speech Aug. 25, 2020
On the day Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, I announced on my national radio show that,... Read More
Never Forget How You Made Them Feel Aug. 22, 2020
The "post-game" analyses of the 2020 Democratic National Convention have gone on for longer than the... Read More
Blue and Red America Differences Could Hurt Democrats Aug. 21, 2020
Give Politico's chief Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, some credit. After Michelle Obama's spee... Read More
More Random Thoughts When Not Out Protesting Aug. 20, 2020
True Santa Monica, California, story: I saw a white man wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt. I went up to ... Read More
The End of Conventions Aug. 20, 2020
I used to love conventions. As a kid, I watched every minute on TV — good and bad. In 1964, I ... Read More
Empathy and Elegance Vs. Policy and Performance Aug. 20, 2020
This week, the Democratic National Convention is being held — virtually. Normally, political c... Read More
Finally, a Convention for the Rest of America Aug. 20, 2020
I've attended the last four Democratic conventions, and most of my memories of those milestone event... Read More
A Controlled Convention Is a Very Strange Thing Aug. 19, 2020
It's not the same as being there. We know that about the pandemic, but it's true, squared, of cance... Read More
Michelle Obama, America's Most Pampered Princess Aug. 19, 2020
Michelle Obama's prerecorded speech for the first night of the Democratic convention was praised eff... Read More
The Remaking of the Middle East Aug. 19, 2020
This week, while all eyes have been on the Democratic National Convention taking place via Zoom, tru... Read More
Trump's Fabulous Autumn Feb. 14, 2020
Two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, have taken part in the 2020 Democratic nomination process. The I... Read More
The Not-So-Super Delegates Aug. 30, 2018
I was a junior "rules junkie," as we called ourselves, when I coined the term "superdelegates" in 19... Read More
