‘total chaos’ is looming
OPINION- Extreme partisanship started infecting American politics long before Donald Trump emerged, but the president's unhinged desire for unlimited power is now driving the two-party system to the brink of...
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The dangers of raiding reality
OPINION- Donald Trump has long embraced the concept of "alternative facts." Reality, he believes, is what he says it is.
Rigger-in-Chief
OPINION- Elections have consequences, and winners set the rules -- up to a point. In a healthy democracy, the majority's power should always be tempered by a decent respect for...
The battle lines are drawn
OPINION- President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is already the subject of campaign attack ads launched by both parties. One Republican group is targeting vulnerable House Democrats like Rep. Jared Golden...
An ‘endangered species’ loses ground
OPINION- After Sen. Thom Tillis announced his opposition to Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, the president excoriated the North Carolina Republican and vowed to support a primary candidate against...
Can Trump be trusted?
OPINION- Can Donald Trump be trusted? Can we rely on his judgment in a crisis? Those core questions have been raised by the president's decision to reverse his campaign pledges...
The Trump crime family
OPINION- "Donald Trump's Politics of Plunder," headlines The New Yorker. "As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests," reports The New York Times. The Atlantic calls Trump 2.0 "The Most Corrupt...
Morally wrong and politically suicidal
OPINION- Sen. Josh Hawley is a deeply conservative and decidedly ambitious Republican from Missouri who hopes to run for president. In an extraordinary essay for The New York Times, he...
Telling Trump the truth
As Donald Trump's second term hit the 100-day mark, a slew of national polls all reflected his plunging popularity. The Washington Post/ABC survey, for example, gave him an approval rating...
The disappearing Middle
OPINION- After two terms in the United States Senate, Gary Peters is calling it quits. "I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year," the...
