Revenge of the nation-state
— February 8, 2017The start of the Trump administration has been a vindication of the American nation-state. Anyone who thought it was a “borderless world,” a category that includes some significant…
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How secure are Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security?
— February 1, 2017I’m getting a little nervous, folks. Perhaps I shouldn’t be. President Donald Trump promised during the presidential campaign that he would not cut Social Security or Medicare benefits….
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The next JFK
— February 1, 2017The work of unraveling President Barack Obama’s legacy is underway, but even if the Trump administration and a Republican Congress reverse every last law and regulation, they won’t…
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Why the media lose to Trump
— January 25, 2017The best thing that happened to Donald Trump the other week is that BuzzFeed published the raw Russia dossier about him. It can’t be pleasant for anyone to see his name associated…
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Thank heaven for warming centers
— January 18, 2017They are a blessing. They are a disgrace. Thank heaven that warming shelters exist. It’s disgraceful that they are needed in the first place. To think that we have to create places…
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The betting line on President Trump
— February 1, 2017His “America First, America First, America First” inaugural address is seen by many as divisive, particularly those who are miserable that Donald Trump is actually president of…
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Government should work for these 5 goals
— January 25, 2017Not quite a year before the United States was plunged into war, President Franklin Roosevelt defended the values of democracy in his 1941 State of the Union Address. He defined four…
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Trump won the news conference
— January 25, 2017Donald Trump should do press conferences more often. Not for the country’s sake, certainly not for the media’s sake, but for his. He really shouldn’t have waited 167-plus days…
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