• Living the American dream?

    Living the American dream?

    He’s doing his bit to make America great again. Thirsty? In the dark? Need a patriotic pick-me-up? He can help with any or all of those. Just stop by his store. Well, it’s not a…

  • Naming Slights

    Naming Slights

    Maybe Donald Trump needs help with his cognitive ability. That might explain his need to assign derogatory labels before recalling someone’s name. Perhaps that’s why he…

  • The McConnell nonrescue

    The McConnell nonrescue

    It was the end of 2012. The country was courting fiscal and political disaster. The Obama-administration Democrats were at an impasse with the adamant GOP contingent on Capitol Hill….

  • Three little words

    Three little words

    At the beginning of my reporting career, I covered a federal judge hearing a civil suit against National Guardsmen several years after the Kent State killings. The judge refused to…

  • The stupid party

    The stupid party

    The ascension of Donald Trump was supposed to change everything in the GOP. As it happens, perhaps one very important thing hasn’t: The Republicans may well still be The Stupid…