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America's Priorities: The Next 50 Years Jun. 07, 2016
I have tried really hard to avoid commenting on politics and the presidential election. I think I'm ... Read More
Iron Rule of Politics Jun. 04, 2016
Having worked, as a younger man, in three losing presidential campaigns and having been lucky enough... Read More
The Political Market Jun. 01, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Several of my well-read colleagues (we're all engineers) believe that the Department... Read More
Political Parties Wisely Consider Overhauling Primary System May. 31, 2016
As if the Democratic and Republican conventions this summer didn't promise to be contentious enough,... Read More
Politics Becomes Theater of the Absurd May. 27, 2016
The Theater of the Absurd was the vogue of the '60s, when the cry was "anything goes." and everythin... Read More
Identity Politics: Part Two May. 27, 2016
My column last week about identity politics in the U.S. caused quite a stir. I received requests for... Read More
Is Hillary Clinton the Only Innocent Person in a 10-Mile Radius? May. 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton is as pure as the driven snow, at least according to Hillary Clinton. Clinton will t... Read More
A Movie for Clintonites May. 19, 2016
Washington — A couple of weeks ago I heard the National Symphony Orchestra perform Dmitri Shos... Read More
The Media Have Destroyed Hillary Clinton May. 18, 2016
On Tuesday, The Hill ran a piece with the hilarious title "Hillary's unlikely ally: The media." The ... Read More
Dear Bernie Bullies, I'm So Over You May. 18, 2016
In early August 1968, just weeks after Bobby Kennedy was killed, my father and I took a walk through... Read More
No Negative Mandate To Govern May. 14, 2016
On the eve of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, I asked former GOP chairman ... Read More
Listening to the 'Unity' Buzz May. 13, 2016
"Unity" is all the buzz among both Republicans and Democrats. Can unity, where everyone is finally h... Read More
Facebook Liberals, Do Not Tolerate Intolerance May. 11, 2016
Conservatives routinely tell of a liberal bias in mainstream media and academe, and evidence is moun... Read More
Bathroom Bills and Other Hype That Politicians Use to Distract Voters May. 11, 2016
Try hard to recall a time when you personally saw a transgender person using a restroom that did not... Read More
Lewinsky and Trump: I Tremble for My Country May. 10, 2016
The beast did not create Donald Trump; Donald Trump kept the beast alive. Without billions in free a... Read More
Keep Violence out of Campaign May. 06, 2016
The violence that greeted Donald Trump rallies in California over the past week is not cool, nor is ... Read More
The Search for Wiggle Room May. 06, 2016
Only yesterday Hillary Clinton was the beloved feminist destined to break through the glass ceiling ... Read More
The Night Obama Crushed the Comedian May. 06, 2016
The White House Correspondents Association throws an enormous annual dinner that's a pillar of the W... Read More
Sometimes There Is No Lesser of Two Evils May. 06, 2016
When your choice is two reprehensible, corrupt and immoral demagogues, you can always pick the ethic... Read More
Facing up to Bigotry May. 05, 2016
Washington — If I were to confess my prejudice of Greek barbers, what would be said of me? Wel... Read More
