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The Unbridgeable Gap Between Left and Right Over Human Evil Jun. 07, 2017
There are certain clarifying moments in political discourse; moments that demonstrate just where the... Read More
The Praying Mantis Explains Today's Politics May. 27, 2017
To understand the bizarre political era in which we live, let us recall the mating rituals of the pr... Read More
Family and Politics May. 22, 2017
Dear Annie: We have a situation in our family, and it may be a problem in other families. Maybe you ... Read More
The Demotic Politics of Theresa May -- and Donald Trump May. 19, 2017
DURHAM, England — When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this m... Read More
On Churches in Politics, Trump Does ... Nothing May. 07, 2017
With hundreds of executive branch jobs yet to be filled, the Trump administration needs a lot of peo... Read More
Missing Kate O'Beirne Apr. 29, 2017
My adopted hometown of Washington has been accused, not always unfairly, of being a city full of sch... Read More
The New/Old Politics of Capital vs. Countryside Apr. 28, 2017
Capital vs. countryside — that's the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise electi... Read More
The FBI and Hillary, Again Apr. 27, 2017
Last weekend, The New York Times published a long piece about the effect the FBI had on the outcome ... Read More
Is Democracy in a Death Spiral? Apr. 21, 2017
"You all start with the premise that democracy is some good. I don't think it's worth a damn. Church... Read More
Chelsea Clinton's Cheerleading Cult Apr. 19, 2017
How thirsty does Variety look begging readers to join it in doing high V cheerleading moves for Chel... Read More
Our Three Presidents Born in 1946 Apr. 14, 2017
With the inauguration of Donald Trump this year, we have now had, for the first time in our history,... Read More
The President Is Allowed to Change His Mind Apr. 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — It looks like former President Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice will ... Read More
Liberals Find Community, and That Could Be Big Apr. 06, 2017
During the presidential campaign, many Hillary Clinton voters in Atlanta's suburbs thought they were... Read More
Dealing With a Polarized Political Climate Apr. 04, 2017
Dear Annie: I need a pep talk, and I imagine millions of others do, too. I am an informed and involv... Read More
Sanctuary Now! Sanctuary Forever! Apr. 03, 2017
"Segregation now! Segregation forever!" is what the pols used to roar in the old "Hey, Boy! We don't... Read More
If at First You Don't Succeed, Get Back on the 'Repeal and Replace' Horse Mar. 30, 2017
After last week's Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill debacle, President Donald Trump and the House Re... Read More
The Coming Fiscal Binge Mar. 30, 2017
William Safire said that as a speechwriter for Richard Nixon, he would sometimes urge the president,... Read More
The Serious Matter of Political Humor Mar. 18, 2017
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only American elected president four times, had an often overlooked s... Read More
The Pivot in the Age of Anger Mar. 03, 2017
President Donald Trump has been president for only a little more than a month, and writers, pundits,... Read More
Grappling With the Trust Gap Feb. 25, 2017
SAND PATCH, Pa. — For more than 100 years, trains have battled the steep grade from Washington... Read More
