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Why Trump Should Fear Joe Biden

— November 28, 2018

Joe Biden is a gaffe-prone 75-year-old Washington veteran — who is exactly what Democrats need. The suburbs have turned against Republicans, but Donald Trump’s working-class…

America’s Loser Problem
— November 7, 2018

It’s not any less awful for being so familiar. The last three high-profile attacks that have convulsed the nation, two in recent weeks, have been carried out by fringe loners…
Civility Is for Suckers
— October 24, 2018

It’s doubtful that a former American presidential candidate has ever formally endorsed incivility before, but Hillary Clinton is ever full of surprises. In an interview on CNN,…
Trump Not Benefiting from Economic Boom
— September 26, 2018

President Donald Trump is showing that it’s possible to preside over a period of peace and prosperity and still be notably unpopular. Over the past several months, Trump has opened…
Neil Armstrong Didn’t Forget the Flag
— September 12, 2018

History is usually airbrushed to remove a figure who has fallen out of favor with a dictatorship, or to hide away an episode of national shame. Leave it to Hollywood to erase from a…

Trump Blows Whistle on Russian Cheating
— October 31, 2018

Is the INF Treaty so important that the Russians should be allowed to cheat on it without consequence? That’s the implication of the criticisms of President Donald Trump for saying…
Kavanaugh Assault Validates Trump
— October 3, 2018

The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics. The last-minute ambush validates key assumptions…
The Blue-Collar Recovery
— September 19, 2018

The economic recovery is really beginning to reach into Trump country. The president is famous for his extravagant promises, involving, invariably, the biggest and the best. The landscape…