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Are You Better Off Today Than You Were 10 Months Ago? Nov. 16, 2021
During the 1980 presidential campaign, there was but one debate between the incumbent president, Dem... Read More
Inflation and Stagflation -- the Great Instructors Apr. 29, 2021
Stagflation, which reigned during the presidency of Jimmy Carter, occurs during an unusual confluenc... Read More
Gov. Hutchinson's Distortion of President Reagan Apr. 14, 2021
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas raised ire from conservatives for vetoing legislation pas... Read More
Antidote to March Mar. 06, 2021
In the New England where I grew up, March was an unpopular month — wet, muddy, cold and, with ... Read More
2020 Voters Knew What They Wanted Feb. 27, 2021
There has always been something faintly Old Testament about the way we Americans pick our presidents... Read More
Dark Winter of a Grand Old Party Feb. 12, 2021
It has been a dreadful three months for the Grand Old Party. On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump seeme... Read More
Time to Move on From Anger Feb. 08, 2021
Saturday marked President Ronald Reagan's 110th birthday. Without Reagan, the outcome of the Cold Wa... Read More
Political Hypocrisy on Deficits and the National Debt Feb. 06, 2021
On April 1, 2018, when Thad Cochran retired after 40 years as a U.S. senator from Mississippi, he ma... Read More
Time to Move on From Anger Feb. 04, 2021
This Saturday marks President Ronald Reagan's 110th birthday. Without Reagan, the outcome of the Col... Read More
Candor: A Politician's Secret, Unused Weapon Jan. 02, 2021
Let me be blunt, please: Most of us ink-stained wretches in the political press corps are complete s... Read More
Semifinal Thoughts on Election 2020 Nov. 14, 2020
Joe Biden won the White House, we are reminded almost daily, on his third try, having run unsuccessf... Read More
A Time for Choosing Again Oct. 29, 2020
In order to win the presidential election next week, President Donald Trump will have to articulate ... Read More
A Time for Choosing Again Oct. 29, 2020
In order to win the presidential election next week, President Donald Trump will have to articulate ... Read More
The Irrelevance of Presidential Debates Sep. 27, 2020
The first debate is typically the most dramatic occasion of every general election presidential camp... Read More
Donald Trump's Unusual Political Libido Sep. 17, 2020
Washington — The election of 2020 is well underway. President Donald Trump is probably overhea... Read More
Nancy Reagan Red Aug. 29, 2020
Nancy Reagan was one of the most elegant women I have ever met: gracious, with impeccable taste. It ... Read More
Voters Have Decided on Trump Jul. 18, 2020
By now, Republican officeholders are daily and in ever-increasing numbers coming up with reasons why... Read More
The Look of Things, Headed Toward November Jul. 14, 2020
A man of the mass entertainment world, President Donald Trump, would be familiar with vaudeville, wh... Read More
The Buck Doesn't Stop Here Jul. 11, 2020
Dan Buck is a philosopher friend of mine with a rare gift for explaining the political world. Back w... Read More
The Professor's War Against Truth Jul. 02, 2020
Washington — Here we are, halfway through 2020, and what is the latest finding on the achievem... Read More
