Two things seem ever-more certain as Donald Trump’s presidency continues: First, Trump’s anti-media rhetoric is going to get a journalist killed, or at least badly…
Category: Politics
Confessions of an ex-voter
The first vote I ever cast was for Bill Clinton in 1996, when I was 6 years old. I have been unable to discover a…
Tribalism is not the problem
The latest meme from the Davos elite set is that America is afflicted with “tribalism.” We’re splitting up into two irreconcilable tribes, so the argument…
Trump’s big metaphorical wall
The midterm elections are quickly approaching, and the Trump administration is busily constructing policy levees in hopes to stave off a blue wave. With seemingly…
The galling error in the case against Medicare-for-all
40 percent. This number comes up over and over again in the discussion around Medicare-for-all. It supposedly represents how much larger current Medicare payments (what…
Trump completes the American right’s drift into consequentialism
“I like him. He likes me,” President Trump said of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a recent campaign rally. “We would go back…
What does Trump do all day?
Does anyone remember Bob Woodward’s Fear? Or the anonymous New York Times op-ed signaling an internal “resistance” inside the freewheeling Trump administration? It was just…
What does Trump do all day?
Does anyone remember Bob Woodward’s Fear? Or the anonymous New York Times op-ed signaling an internal “resistance” inside the freewheeling Trump administration? It was just…
Why is President Trump letting the Saudis push him around?
President Trump famously hates to look weak. So why is he letting Saudi Arabia push him around? The alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by…
Why is President Trump letting the Saudis push him around?
President Trump famously hates to look weak. So why is he letting Saudi Arabia push him around? The alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by…