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Hillary, Donald and the Gender Wars May. 03, 2016
The greatest failures of the past generation concern men, women and sex — and there could not ... Read More
Donald Trump Isn't the 'Presumptive Nominee' -- Not Yet, Anyway Apr. 29, 2016
Donald Trump has declared himself, after following up his New York win April 19 with victories in fi... Read More
The Lesser of the Evils? Apr. 29, 2016
It's pretty darn depressing when political writers are essentially writing off the 2016 election as ... Read More
Reaganism Is Dead Apr. 29, 2016
A longtime Republican conservative emailed me after Donald Trump's Tuesday night romp through the "A... Read More
New York's Home-State Winners Have November Problems Apr. 22, 2016
Home-state candidates notched up impressive victories in New York's presidential primaries Tuesday. ... Read More
The Candidates and the Golden Calf Apr. 22, 2016
The clever presidential candidate tries to mix politics with Passover, eager to join the Jews in cel... Read More
New York Exceptionalism and Donald Trump Apr. 19, 2016
Noo Yawk. That's the state with this week's presidential primary, in which candidates who have spe... Read More
Winners or Whiners? Apr. 19, 2016
If there is one pattern that is emerging from this year's political campaigns, it is that rhetoric b... Read More
Why Superdelegates Count Mar. 25, 2016
Every time I see a tally of the delegate race that excludes so-called "superdelegates," I have to la... Read More
Cruz Must Be the Anti-Trump Mar. 25, 2016
Is there any way for Ted Cruz or John Kasich to wrest the Republican nomination from Donald Trump? W... Read More
Please Lie to Us Mar. 18, 2016
"I trust in the good judgment of the American people." So said a radio host I admire (not one of the... Read More
How the West Was Shunned in Primary Politics Mar. 17, 2016
There's a not-insignificant part of the United States known as the West Coast. It includes such prom... Read More
Sorry, WSJ, but the GOP Field Must Narrow Mar. 15, 2016
It is disheartening that the Wall Street Journal editorial board, for whom I had such respect for ye... Read More
Democrats Dispirited, Republicans Hobbled by Excess of Spirit Mar. 11, 2016
Bad news for both parties in the primaries and caucuses in the seven days in March following Super T... Read More
For the Establishment Mar. 11, 2016
"Burn it down." That's the slogan of faux conservatives who now rejoice that the Republican Party is... Read More
Is He 'Unsuited'? Mar. 11, 2016
As the news sinks in, the editorials are starting to come. The news is that yes, it appears Donald ... Read More
It's the Delegates, Stupid Mar. 09, 2016
Whenever I hear some otherwise smart person explain to me how Joe Biden is going to march in and bec... Read More
Hillary Clinton's False Hopes Mar. 03, 2016
Surely, Hillary Clinton hopes for the happy conclusion to the maddening string of primaries and cauc... Read More
How History Shapes the New Hampshire Primary Feb. 09, 2016
Benning Wentworth is not a name you'll run across in New Hampshire primary coverage. But he arguably... Read More
Donald Trump: Sore Loser Feb. 05, 2016
It was the shortest speech anyone can remember him giving. He was clearly in a state of disbelief. ... Read More
