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Pray God It Comes Hard Mar. 04, 2019
Pray God it comes hard. Since I left the newspaper business, I've called myself "semi-retired." I sa... Read More
Short Takes on Confusion, Clarity and Everything in Between Mar. 04, 2019
Punting the Issue Imagine our surprise when local St. Louis attorneys accused the National Football ... Read More
Cohen Hearing Shows There's No Grand Case Against Trump Mar. 03, 2019
WASHINGTON — At one point during his hours of testimony before the House Committee on Oversigh... Read More
Is the American Century Over For Good? Mar. 01, 2019
"Politics stops at the water's edge" was a tradition that, not so long ago, was observed by both par... Read More
Trump's Most Important Week Mar. 01, 2019
This week was the most important in the Trump presidency — and not simply because the presiden... Read More
Not the Impeachment We Need Mar. 01, 2019
Former fixer Michael Cohen's day of public testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Ref... Read More
Cohen Embodies Trump's Sordid Career Feb. 27, 2019
Watching the Republicans strenuously berate Michael Cohen as he appeared before the House Oversight ... Read More
Does the Media Deserve to Be Respected and Believed? Jan. 25, 2019
Is it true that Donald Trump's bad habits are contagious? Is it true that his Democratic opponents a... Read More
More Self-Inflicted Presidential Legal Woes Jan. 24, 2019
Last week, the investigative arm of BuzzFeed sparked a media frenzy with a report claiming that two ... Read More
The Media's BuzzFeed and Covington Disasters Jan. 23, 2019
The last few days have been absolutely terrible for the reputation of the badly named "mainstream me... Read More
At the Direction of the President Dec. 13, 2018
Last week, federal prosecutors in Washington and New York filed sentencing memorandums with federal ... Read More
Mueller Probe: If Convictions Equals Success, Whitewater Was a Triumph Dec. 13, 2018
President Donald Trump-haters salivated over special counsel Robert Mueller's recent filings on ex-T... Read More
Trump's For-Profit Presidency Dec. 02, 2018
Some types of sharks have to swim continuously to keep oxygen coming in; to be still is to perish. D... Read More
Cohen's Guilty Plea Isn't Proof Trump Campaign Colluded with Russia Dec. 02, 2018
WASHINGTON — On his way to catch Air Force One on Thursday, President Donald Trump shared his ... Read More
All About the Money Nov. 30, 2018
From the beginning of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, I have believed that Donald Trump's gr... Read More
Flipping Benefits Prosecutors, Not the Public Aug. 29, 2018
Last Thursday, after President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eigh... Read More
Why Trump Sees Bias at the Justice Department Aug. 26, 2018
WASHINGTON — "Double standard?" President Donald Trump guffawed after Fox News anchor Ainsley ... Read More
Toady's Revenge Aug. 24, 2018
Hell hath no fury like a toady scorned. Michael Cohen, to all appearances, seems a hapless sort R... Read More
The Democrats' Latest Ploy to Obstruct Kavanaugh's Confirmation Aug. 24, 2018
Democrats figure that if they can't yet get enough impeachment traction from the Michael Cohen and P... Read More
