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Rushing Justice on the Kavanaugh Allegations Sep. 21, 2018
It is theoretically possible that Senate Republicans are acting in good faith in their handling of a... Read More
Why Christine Ford Vs. Brett Kavanaugh Is a Train Wreck You Can't Look Away From Sep. 21, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford has accused Brett Kavanaugh of trying to rape her during a party while they we... Read More
An Impossible Bar Sep. 20, 2018
Back in 1991, after the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, I never thought I would have to again... Read More
Dirty, Dirty Dirt Sep. 18, 2018
"Dirt is dirtier than clean is clean," observes one of John O'Hara's characters — a history pr... Read More
Brett Kavanaugh Will Be on the Supreme Court; Merrick Garland Will Not Sep. 14, 2018
One of the most striking things about the age of Trump is that Democrats have convinced themselves a... Read More
Do Democrats Trust Midterm Polling? Sep. 14, 2018
If midterm election polls increasingly show that Democrats are poised to regain control of the House... Read More
Open the Books on Candidate Tax Returns Sep. 14, 2018
Richard Nixon famously declared in November 1973, amid allegations he'd cheated on his personal taxe... Read More
Sen. McCaskill Goal Should Be to Survive in Office and Fight Again Sep. 12, 2018
A president whom a majority of voters opposed and a Republican Senate that has already stolen one Su... Read More
Not the Greatest Show on Earth -- but a Circus Nonetheless Sep. 05, 2018
Everybody dutifully played their part. As soon as Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R.-Iowa,... Read More
How to Defeat the Blue Wave Sep. 05, 2018
Alarmingly, all recent polls that have measured "generic preference" by party in the coming congress... Read More
John McCain and Me Aug. 30, 2018
About four years ago, I was browsing through one of Manhattan's last remaining independent bookstore... Read More
Republicans Can, Must Keep Control in Midterms Aug. 29, 2018
Recent polls and surveys are delivering, at best, mixed news for Republicans regarding the upcoming ... Read More
Senate Defunds Beer-Serving Robots, Not Aborted-Baby Part Research Aug. 29, 2018
The U.S. Senate last week voted to prohibit federal funding of beer-serving robots for the U.S. mili... Read More
On the Eve of the Fall Campaign Season Aug. 23, 2018
While political activists have been caught up in the 2018 midterm elections for most of the past two... Read More
Senate Should Pass the First Step Act Jul. 25, 2018
It is rare these days in Washington to see bipartisan support for anything, let alone for a major is... Read More
The Kavanaugh Confirmation Kabuki Jul. 13, 2018
Theater, much like Japan's Kabuki — that's all the Supreme Court confirmation process is. Dona... Read More
Don't Play Politics With Kavanaugh Appointment Jul. 13, 2018
The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court is a welcome move. As readers of my col... Read More
Democrats Have Zero Tolerance for Solutions to Illegal Immigration Jun. 22, 2018
As soon as the Trump administration adopted a "zero-tolerance" policy requiring law enforcement to p... Read More
Republicans Poised to Gain Senate Seats in 2018 May. 31, 2018
Last December, Democrat Doug Jones won a Senate race in Alabama by defeating a horribly flawed Repub... Read More
The Sneaky Efforts to Undermine the Electoral College May. 24, 2018
The Electoral College is being challenged as an anachronism. These complaints have largely been prom... Read More
