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Blindly Voting by Party Affiliation Does a Disservice to Democracy Nov. 09, 2018
Missouri abolished the ballot option of straight-ticket voting in 2006 for all the right reasons. It... Read More
Midterms: Republicans Had a Great Story to Tell -- and It Staved Off Disaster Nov. 08, 2018
As expected, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. But the much-anticipated "b... Read More
Why I Was Heartbroken Nov. 08, 2018
The October 27th Shabbat massacre of Jews at Tree of Life, a Pittsburgh suburban synagogue, cannot b... Read More
Legislate or Investigate Nov. 08, 2018
Nationwide, there are massive sighs of relief that the midterms are over and election ads, flyers an... Read More
The Election's Over -- Now What? Nov. 08, 2018
It was almost unsettling to wake up the morning after the election and realize it turned out pretty ... Read More
Democrats' House Takeover Contains Important Messages for Both Parties Nov. 08, 2018
President Donald Trump told America to view the midterm elections as a referendum on him. On Tuesday... Read More
Nine Takeaways from the Midterms Nov. 08, 2018
The much-anticipated "most-important-midterm-election-in-our-lifetime" is over. Democrats have a nar... Read More
Pulling a Con on the People Nov. 07, 2018
Donald Trump hates you. But don't take it personally, he hates me, too — and all of us who con... Read More
Post Midterm, Country Must Strive for Unity Nov. 07, 2018
The political tension in Michigan and around the country reached a boiling point with Tuesday's elec... Read More
Short Takes on Revenge Tweets and Kanye's Big Decision Nov. 06, 2018
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal drew national atten... Read More
Calling George Mason Nov. 06, 2018
What we can all say with resonant voice and unflinching confidence about the Nov. 6 elections is tha... Read More
Vegas Oddsmaker Predicts GOP Upset Nov. 04, 2018
This is my final column before the midterm elections. This former Vegas oddsmaker turned national po... Read More
Who's to Blame for Political Violence? Terror Starts at the Top, Trickles Down Nov. 02, 2018
There are no eye sockets big enough for the eye-rolling I want to do when I hear American politician... Read More
No, Republicans Are Not the Party of Pre-Existing Condition Protection. Nov. 02, 2018
With Election Day looming, Republicans around the country, at every ballot level, are engaged in a p... Read More
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre: Obama Slams 'Hateful Rhetoric' -- Did He Mean Trump's, or His Own? Nov. 01, 2018
Former President Barack Obama received praise for his response to the recent murder of 11 people at ... Read More
The Midterms Are All About Turnout Nov. 01, 2018
As Election Day approaches, expectations are pretty much where they've been for the past six months.... Read More
The Midterms: A Referendum on the Souls of Americans Nov. 01, 2018
The economy has never been better, and Americans are getting their jobs back at a record pace. For t... Read More
Young People Can Alter the Course of Elections. But They Have to Vote. Oct. 31, 2018
In America, young people don't vote, especially in midterms. In the 2014 midterms, only 16.6 percent... Read More
Beware of the Real Gremlins This Season Oct. 31, 2018
As we enter another long season of direful winter darkness, we are beset by back-to-back waves of sp... Read More
