ArcaMax

I've been playing in the public arenas of politics and commentary, of columns and television and campaigns, for long enough not to pretend that it was all warm and fuzzy back then. It was mean and sometimes scary. But mostly not. Even during the "hottest" times, we mostly managed to separate the professional from the personal. We disagreed; we...Read more

Usually, when you're talking about winning a war, it helps to know what you were fighting for. What was the goal of the war? If you don't know that, how do you know the difference between winning and walking away?

In a way, the Trump administration has made it easy on itself. Since they haven't managed to explain what we're doing plunging the...Read more

It was Easter, for many a sacred day. The President of the United States had a message to send:

"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell -- JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."

I'm sorry for the language...Read more

She did everything a loyalist could do. She bowed to his whims. She weaponized the Justice Department, turning it into the weapon and tool of a vengeful president. She fired all those who had dared to do their jobs and investigate him, or investigate and prosecute his loyal army of January 6 rioters. She decimated the ranks, shredding the ...Read more