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Predictably, Republicans Hint that Tax-Plan Deficit Justifies Entitlement Cuts Oct. 26, 2018
So it begins. As congressional Republicans ushered in last year's big tax cuts, saying they would pa... Read More
US Military Has a Management Problem Oct. 23, 2018
The U.S. armed forces are good at many things, but conspicuously bad at managing talent. As a result... Read More
Republican Worship of Tax Cuts Has Again Been Debunked by Deficit Numbers Oct. 22, 2018
When congressional Republicans last year passed their massive, deficit-funded tax cut, they promised... Read More
Democrats Coming out of Closet Oct. 21, 2018
I remember giving a speech about a decade ago at a large GOP event in San Francisco. I opened the ev... Read More
What Gerald Ford Could Teach Beto O'Rourke in 2018 Oct. 20, 2018
When people learn that I have spent the past 50 years either working in or covering the past 13 pres... Read More
The Only Remarkable Thing About Beto O'Rourke Is How Much the Media Love Him Oct. 19, 2018
Despite my best efforts, I know exactly what Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke's post-punk indie band f... Read More
Walk Away from Counterfeit Indians Oct. 19, 2018
Elizabeth Warren's identity crisis should doom the left's exploitation of racist identity politics. ... Read More
Brett Kavanaugh and the Politics of Emotion-Shaming Oct. 19, 2018
America squandered an important national moment. Judge Brett Kavanaugh wept. On national TV. For 45 ... Read More
Almost Decision Time Oct. 18, 2018
When you're clicking along and things are working, it's easy to take forward motion for granted. You... Read More
Trump Slams 'Very Unfair' Drug Sentences: The President's Comments Could Improve the Prospects for Federal Penal Reform Oct. 17, 2018
Kanye West's literal embrace of Donald Trump was all over the news last week. The president's rhetor... Read More
Cruz'in Toward Victory Oct. 16, 2018
There are tides in the affairs of men, we are reliably assured, which, taken at the flood, lead on t... Read More
Nov. 7th: 'National Shrink Emergency Day' Oct. 14, 2018
It's coming. Get ready. A huge GOP victory on Nov. 6 is on the way. For more than a decade, I've be... Read More
After Surviving Confirmation Buzz Saw, Is Kavanaugh Too Bitter to Be Objective? Oct. 12, 2018
The Supreme Court confirmation process for Justice Brett Kavanaugh has run its course. No one should... Read More
How Brett Kavanaugh Framed Himself as a Martyr to the #MeToo Movement Oct. 12, 2018
Innocent until proven guilty. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell floated a lot of arguments to ... Read More
What if the President and the Senate Just Pulled a Fast One? Oct. 11, 2018
What if the whole purpose of an independent judiciary is to be anti-democratic? What if its job is t... Read More
Reframe Our Thinking, Reframe Our Actions Oct. 11, 2018
We have less than a month to go before the midterm elections, and my bet is that most of America wil... Read More
If Kavanaugh Is 'Partisan,' Should We Impeach Justice RBG? Oct. 11, 2018
Forcefully responding to allegations of sex assault, Judge Brett Kavanaugh said in his confirmation ... Read More
A Permanent Democrat Majority Oct. 11, 2018
We are officially less than a month away from some pretty historic elections that I believe will fun... Read More
McConnell Is, Once Again, Making Up Confirmation Rules As He Goes Along Oct. 11, 2018
A welcome break from congressional Republicans' relentless hyper-partisanship has been offered by, o... Read More
Breaking the Senate Silence: Women's Voices Oct. 10, 2018
Exactly a month before the Nov. 6 election, the Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Cour... Read More
