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The Anguished Courage of Chuck Schumer
Nothing in politics is more difficult than breaking with longtime allies, friends and supporters over an issue of principle. In recent years we have seen the "Never Trump" Republicans take that painful step, sometimes abandoning their party and severing relationships built over a lifetime, with bitter consequences.
And last week we watched as...Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Farce -- And Our Tragedy
When a neophyte named Edward Moore Kennedy first ran for the Senate in 1962 at barely 30 years old, his primary opponent delivered a debate quip that still echoes.
"If your name were Edward Moore," cracked Ed McCormack, then Massachusetts attorney general, "your candidacy would be a joke." Ted Kennedy won that primary, ascended to the Senate,...Read more
Over Congressional Republicans, Putin Casts His Dark Shadow
If you believed that the Republicans in Congress couldn't sink any lower, recent events have proved you sadly mistaken. House Speaker Mike Johnson, in his latest displays of subservience to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, has made his most wretched predecessors seem like statesmen and patriots. For the first time ever in America, a branch of ...Read more
Behind The Special Counsel Smear Of Biden
Plainly visible behind the melodramatic release of a special counsel report on President Joe Biden's retention of classified documents -- and its unprofessional partisan personal attack on him -- are several basic facts that ought to be understood by every American.
First is the character of Robert Hur, the special counsel, a Trump Republican...Read more
What Taylor Swift Is Teaching Us Now
You don't have to be a follower of Taylor Swift or a fan of professional football to notice the very strange crusade that so-called conservatives have been waging against them. Those icons of music and sport, as American as they could possibly be, are suddenly tarred on right-wing media outlets as secret instruments of a plot by powerful ...Read more
Trump Never Stops Insulting His Followers
Supporters of Donald Trump often complain about the "liberal elites" who have disrespected them. It is a feeling of cultural grievance that their idol constantly exploits, both to enrich himself with their donations and to defend himself against his critics.
Whenever Trump finds himself under pressure -- in a courtroom, an impeachment or an ...Read more
If Black Voters Abandon Biden, What Will They Get Instead?
Should Donald Trump win the presidency in November, he will probably owe his victory to Black and Hispanic voters. If that prediction startles you, then perhaps you haven't been reading the most recent polls. Trump is maintaining a small but persistent lead over President Joe Biden in national averages -- and the apparent reason is that those ...Read more
Facing a Choice of Despotism or Democracy
Ever since Donald Trump declared that he would run for president again, his attempt to seize illegitimate power by overturning the last election has loomed as a central issue in 2024. That is why the president he attempted to usurp squarely confronted the would-be dictator to mark the beginning of the campaign.
On the eve of the second ...Read more