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Is Socialism a Threat to America, to Democrats or Both? Feb. 21, 2019
In his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump previewed a theme we are likely to hear a ... Read More
Inquiring Minds Want to Know Why Grocers Keep Selling the National Enquirer Feb. 21, 2019
The National Enquirer, long the clown prince of American media, lately has become something more sin... Read More
The World Lost a Great Man in Pat Caddell Feb. 21, 2019
My friend Don Skelly once said that in this age of cable television, chefs and political consultants... Read More
In Health Care, We Need Less Government, Not More Feb. 20, 2019
In a new Gallup poll, 35 percent say government is the worst problem facing the U.S. In the 55 years... Read More
Today's Politics? Don't Get Me Started! Feb. 20, 2019
During the recent partial government shutdown, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly called Presiden... Read More
Trump's Phony-Yet-Legal Border Emergency: Congress Seems to Have Authorized This End Run Around Its Spending Power. Can It Do That? Feb. 20, 2019
Members of Congress who are dismayed by Donald Trump's invocation of emergency powers to build his b... Read More
A Livable Minimum Wage Shouldn't Be a Red State/Blue State Issue Feb. 20, 2019
Illinois this week joined a growing list of blue states to approve a $15 minimum wage, part of a nat... Read More
We Can't Fill Potholes With Photos Feb. 19, 2019
For now, Michigan motorists entering the worst of the pothole season will have to settle for this: T... Read More
Make Campaign Finance Violations Sting Feb. 18, 2019
A group that actively campaigned for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has gotten its hand slapped and ... Read More
Democrats Can't Hide Crazy Feb. 17, 2019
Back in November, I predicted all this. I wrote my most controversial column. After the GOP lost the... Read More
Pagan Politics in Post-Christian America Feb. 15, 2019
In 2016, I dissented. I said that, even though I had been an elected Republican, I could not support... Read More
AOC Is No Outlier Feb. 15, 2019
The main problem in American politics is not the obvious polarization but the underlying reasons for... Read More
Radical Rollbacks of Payday Lending Rules Make Exploiting the Poor Easier Feb. 15, 2019
The time has come to consider an official name change for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau t... Read More
Green New Deal a Bad Deal for Freedom Feb. 15, 2019
That otherwise serious lawmakers are embracing the fantastical Green New Deal offered by the painful... Read More
It Never Works, Yet Trump Is Once Again Trying to Bomb Toward Peace Feb. 15, 2019
George Carlin said, "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." Given the timing, I assume ... Read More
The Virginia Blackface Follies Feb. 14, 2019
The "blackface scandal" proved beneficial for two things. It displaced the frenzy over Democratic Vi... Read More
Trump Can't Win in 2020, But Democrats Could Lose Feb. 14, 2019
If the 2020 election were simply a question of whether voters want President Donald Trump to serve a... Read More
Love of Country Feb. 14, 2019
In the next few days, we will celebrate both Valentine's Day and Presidents Day. These holidays brin... Read More
Trump's Bump: Huge Gain After State of the Union Speech Feb. 14, 2019
Now that polls are filtering in after President Donald Trump's triumphal State of the Union speech, ... Read More
A Bountiful Harvest Takes Work Feb. 13, 2019
Campaigns end on Election Day. Movements don't. Voting day is a time stamp for measuring our progres... Read More
