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Democrats -- and Republicans -- Lack Credibility on Economic Issues Jun. 30, 2017
Liberal writers and political operatives, now that it's finally dawning on them that no one is going... Read More
The Outlook After the Special Elections Jun. 23, 2017
The victory of Republican Karen Handel in the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional Distri... Read More
Run, Woman, Run Jun. 21, 2017
After Hillary Clinton lost the presidential race, there were a few days there when it looked as if a... Read More
Political Violence: 'As American as Cherry Pie' Jun. 18, 2017
Someday, I hope, I'll sit a couple of grandkids on my lap and tell them about the days when American... Read More
The Violent Political Left Jun. 16, 2017
Violence is in the air these days. It was visible to the world in Manchester, Birmingham and London ... Read More
Ballots, Not Bullets Jun. 16, 2017
This week's shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and three others at an Alexandria, Virgini... Read More
Political Cynicism and Religious Hypocrisy Jun. 09, 2017
While most eyes in the nation were focused on former FBI Director James Comey's testimony to the Sen... Read More
The Unbridgeable Gap Between Left and Right Over Human Evil Jun. 07, 2017
There are certain clarifying moments in political discourse; moments that demonstrate just where the... Read More
The Praying Mantis Explains Today's Politics May. 27, 2017
To understand the bizarre political era in which we live, let us recall the mating rituals of the pr... Read More
Family and Politics May. 22, 2017
Dear Annie: We have a situation in our family, and it may be a problem in other families. Maybe you ... Read More
The Demotic Politics of Theresa May -- and Donald Trump May. 19, 2017
DURHAM, England — When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this m... Read More
On Churches in Politics, Trump Does ... Nothing May. 07, 2017
With hundreds of executive branch jobs yet to be filled, the Trump administration needs a lot of peo... Read More
Missing Kate O'Beirne Apr. 29, 2017
My adopted hometown of Washington has been accused, not always unfairly, of being a city full of sch... Read More
The New/Old Politics of Capital vs. Countryside Apr. 28, 2017
Capital vs. countryside — that's the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise electi... Read More
The FBI and Hillary, Again Apr. 27, 2017
Last weekend, The New York Times published a long piece about the effect the FBI had on the outcome ... Read More
Is Democracy in a Death Spiral? Apr. 21, 2017
"You all start with the premise that democracy is some good. I don't think it's worth a damn. Church... Read More
Chelsea Clinton's Cheerleading Cult Apr. 19, 2017
How thirsty does Variety look begging readers to join it in doing high V cheerleading moves for Chel... Read More
Our Three Presidents Born in 1946 Apr. 14, 2017
With the inauguration of Donald Trump this year, we have now had, for the first time in our history,... Read More
The President Is Allowed to Change His Mind Apr. 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — It looks like former President Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice will ... Read More
Liberals Find Community, and That Could Be Big Apr. 06, 2017
During the presidential campaign, many Hillary Clinton voters in Atlanta's suburbs thought they were... Read More
