America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
Don’t change debate formats permanently
It would be a mistake to make major changes to the presidential debate format. There’s a simple reason: Donald Trump is a one off when it comes to immature, boorish and defiant […]
THE ATLANTIC: Russians ready to disrupt 2020 election
By now, the narrative is well told: Russia assisted in Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election, and Trump has returned the favor by seeking to destroy longstanding democratic institutions. You can […]
THE ATLANTIC: Coronavirus came, and America couldn’t handle it
Writing in the Atlantic, Anne Applebaum notes that the myth of American greatness has been neutered, again, and this time by the coronavirus. Without the threats and violence of the Chinese system, […]
MOTHER JONES: When Iowa Goes Down, New Hampshire Should Too
As the election results didn’t begin to trickle in Monday night, cable news and Twitter pundits unleashed an onslaught of hate onto the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. Thanks to snafus from a […]
REUTERS: Trump blasts Democrats’ chaotic Iowa caucus challenge
DES MOINES — President Donald Trump branded the Democratic Party’s chaotic effort in Iowa to begin choosing an election challenger as an “unmitigated disaster” on Tuesday after results in the state caucus […]
Mother Jones: Republicans Are Spreading Voter Fraud Disinformation in an Election They’re Not Even Running In
Conservative groups are trying to peddle conspiracy claims of voter fraud to undermine an election that doesn’t even involve Republicans. Judicial Watch, a conservative advocacy group, put out a report on Monday […]
The Atlantic: Republicans leaders are weak, ethically empty vessels
The Atlantic story is worth your attention. Trump’s takeover of the GOP has happened not because he is widely loved or admired by Republican lawmakers but because he is feared; not because […]
From TIME Magazine: Return of the Imperial Presidency? Why the Impeachment Fight Is About More Than Donald Trump
As the Senate considers whether to remove Donald Trump from office, there’s more at stake in his impeachment trial than just one man’s political fate. The power of the presidency itself will […]
Nov. 3, 2020 — the only date that matters
Donald Trump wasn’t knocked off his perch by Robert Mueller. (And, oh, how many Americans were convinced Mueller was the man who would doom Trump’s presidency.) Strike one. Donald Trump will survive […]
