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Census Numbers Undercut 'Ascendant America' Theory Jan. 03, 2020
From the first years of the one-fifth of this century already completed, we've been told that a new,... Read More
2020 Vision Jan. 03, 2020
If you have 20/20 (or better) vision, you probably don't even think about seeing — unless you ... Read More
Take a Stand in 2020 Jan. 02, 2020
Happy new year. Our rights are under siege. I wish that statement were hyperbole. But the events of... Read More
Do You Want Venezuela for New Year's 2020? Jan. 01, 2020
As I write this column, we are being bombarded by great news about the U.S. economy under President ... Read More
The Phantom Momentum of Bernie Sanders Dec. 31, 2019
A late-December flurry of articles on a revival of Bernie Sanders' prospects points to a cardinal ru... Read More
The Great Revolt Enters a New Phase: How the Populist Uprising of 2016 Will Reverberate in 2020 Dec. 31, 2019
WESTBY, WISCONSIN — In a country increasingly engaged in national politics and divided, the ne... Read More
Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation of the Left Dec. 31, 2019
It is not easy to understand what the left — as opposed to liberals — stands for. If you... Read More
Do You Want Venezuela for New Year's 2020? Dec. 29, 2019
As I write this column, just days before New Year's Eve 2019, we are being bombarded by great news a... Read More
Joe Biden Will Kill Jobs. Just Ask Him. Dec. 26, 2019
Listen up all you hard-hat workers in flyover country. Former Vice President Joe Biden does not minc... Read More
Politics in the Spirit Dec. 26, 2019
The spirit of goodwill can take us by surprise this season, without respect to religion (or even pol... Read More
Impeachment Will Change Nothing Dec. 23, 2019
The House effort to impeach President Donald Trump has played out as predicted, with Democrats pushi... Read More
Biden Just Lost the Election Dec. 22, 2019
First of all, let me go on record as saying I've never thought Joe Biden would win the Democratic pr... Read More
Cory Booker Gripes About a Democratic Debate 'With No Diversity Whatsoever' Dec. 19, 2019
About the cabinet of newly elected President Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times gushed in 2008: "Se... Read More
The Election of Boris Johnson Is a Harbinger of Donald Trump's 2020 Dec. 19, 2019
Washington — The British election last Thursday was a stupendous victory for Boris Johnson and... Read More
Will Republicans Risk a Rigged Trial? Dec. 19, 2019
When President Donald Trump's defenders aren't simply lying about the House impeachment inquiry R... Read More
Was Boris Johnson's Win Bad for Democrats? Not Quite Dec. 17, 2019
Right-leaning opinions have declared British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's trouncing of Labour lead... Read More
The (Sometimes) Bizarre Democratic Nomination Race Dec. 13, 2019
Some recent news stories verge on the bizarre — the House Democrats' futile fuss over impeachm... Read More
Raise Revenues, but Hold the Drama Dec. 12, 2019
Democratic candidates offer two basic approaches to raising revenues for public programs. One is gra... Read More
Biden Claims He Marched To Protest Segregation; Where's the Proof? Dec. 12, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination ... Read More
Gearing up for 2020 Dec. 12, 2019
By Tuesday night, the week's national political news was already too much to grasp. On Monday, the J... Read More
