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Dems Need History Lesson on U.S. Elections Jan. 18, 2017
Rep. John Lewis' claim that President-elect Donald Trump isn't a legitimate president wouldn't matte... Read More
Politics and Other Basic Irrelevancies Jan. 17, 2017
A new presidency looms — U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia notwithstanding. (Question: Was Lewis... Read More
Who's the Idiot? Jan. 08, 2017
Dear Annie: My soon-to-be mother-in-law and I are in an all-out war via social media. It all started... Read More
Good Riddance, 2016: A Wish List for 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
As my father would have said about the year 2016, "So long, and don't let the door hit you in the ru... Read More
Office Pool 2017 Dec. 29, 2016
1) In 2017, President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress will a. repeal Obamacare e... Read More
Wealth, Poverty and Politics Dec. 28, 2016
Thomas Sowell has just published a revised and enlarged edition of his classic "Wealth, Poverty and ... Read More
Some Christmastime Advice for Pundits and Partisans Dec. 23, 2016
Now that the 538 electors have voted — and, with only the most minor of exceptions, for the ex... Read More
Business Cycle/Political Cycle Dec. 21, 2016
How do we make sense of the alternation in power of our two parties and their ideologies? Now that D... Read More
How the Political Rules Changed in 2016 Dec. 20, 2016
Over the 40-some years that I have been working or closely observing the political campaign business... Read More
The Collapse of the Political Left Dec. 09, 2016
It's been a tough decade for the political left. Eight years ago, a Time magazine cover portrayed Ba... Read More
Is it good? Is it bad? Who knows? Nov. 15, 2016
There's an old vaudeville comedy routine that goes by the name "That's good. No, that's bad." This r... Read More
If We Say We Want Inclusiveness, Let's Mean It and Practice It Nov. 11, 2016
I am uplifted by Tuesday's presidential election results because I believe we have a good chance to ... Read More
2016: The Demise of Small-r Republican Politics Nov. 08, 2016
Among the many complaints I have seen about this squalid presidential election — the most dism... Read More
Gerald Ford and the 2016 Election Nov. 05, 2016
On Sept. 8, 1974, one month after he became the nation's only un-elected commander in chief, Preside... Read More
The Corruption of the Public Conversation Nov. 04, 2016
The political conversation had been deteriorating long before Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump opene... Read More
The Angry Woman Makes History Oct. 27, 2016
WASHINGTON — As I have been saying, the sexual revolution of the 1960s is now over. We can tha... Read More
Keep Politics out of It Oct. 25, 2016
Dear Annie: I live in a town where the majority of people share one political viewpoint. I am in the... Read More
The Politics These Two Unpopular Nominees Hath Wrought Oct. 25, 2016
In last week's third and (thank goodness) final presidential debate, each candidate did an excellent... Read More
Debate Escape Oct. 22, 2016
I didn't watch the last debate. Instead, I watched the Dodgers get slaughtered by the Cubs. It was a... Read More
