Truth tellers are heroes
Yes, President Trump's erroneous insistence that Alabama would be hit by Hurricane Dorian -- and his ham-handed alteration of an official map to support his mistake -- has spawned countless...
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Open doors, don’t shut them
One of the most persistent and pernicious myths in American politics is that immigrants should be excluded because they "steal" jobs from native-born Americans. President Trump has often embraced that...
Potential recession a ‘self-inflicted wound’
President Trump knows his re-election depends heavily on a healthy economy. At a recent New Hampshire rally, he warned supporters that markets would crash and their savings would go "down...
No one pulls the trigger alone
After the tragic attacks in El Paso and Dayton, the country should be having two debates: one about gun control, the other about speech control. It's not enough to know...
The Russians are coming!
In his recent testimony on Capitol Hill, former special counsel Robert S. Mueller issued a warning that echoed the 1966 movie comedy, "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!"...
Bring them here
The virulent cries of "Send her back" echoing through President Trump's rally in North Carolina were far more than a racist chant aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was born...
Responding to Trump’s racism
Accusations of racism are so inflammatory that they should always be made cautiously and carefully. But when President Trump told four congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they...
The only certainty is uncertainty
There is no clarity in the presidential race at this point, no obvious favorite, no predictable outcome. Every factor that favors President Trump or the Democrats is balanced out by...
Trump is a lucky man
The day after his dismal showing in the first Democratic debates, former Vice President Joe Biden said in Chicago: "Folks, the discussion in this race shouldn't be about the past."...
The 10 percent bonus
True, polls have very limited value at this stage of a presidential campaign. Yes, Democrats are far from choosing their nominee to oppose President Trump. Of course, a great deal...
