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Trump's Empty Bluster and Bombing Apr. 20, 2017
When terrorism raises its head, governments often take steps that are supposed to make us safer R... Read More
Will Trump's Order Help US Tech Workers or Not? Apr. 20, 2017
Let's describe the problem with an example. A few years ago, Southern California Edison employed 300... Read More
O'Reilly's Ouster Is No Victory for Women Apr. 19, 2017
Bill O'Reilly is finally out at Fox. But let's not kid ourselves about the reason. Last summer, 21st... Read More
The Strange and Thankfully Short Ascendancy of Steve Bannon Apr. 18, 2017
President Trump didn't exactly boot Steve Bannon from his ruling circle of relatives and Wall Street... Read More
A Few Questions for Trump's Most Loyal Supporters Apr. 18, 2017
Generally speaking, there are two fundamental types of critiques of the controversial Donald Trump: ... Read More
War Cries Drown Out 'America First' Apr. 18, 2017
"Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean pro... Read More
Coal's Colossal Comeback Apr. 18, 2017
Buried in an otherwise-humdrum jobs report was the jaw-dropping pronouncement by the Department of L... Read More
Transactional President Apr. 16, 2017
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump flew to Palm Beach Thursday for Easter weekend, there w... Read More
Sanctuary Cities Ignore Presidential Threat Apr. 15, 2017
President Donald Trump recently said of the state of California: "I don't want to defund the state o... Read More
Our Three Presidents Born in 1946 Apr. 14, 2017
With the inauguration of Donald Trump this year, we have now had, for the first time in our history,... Read More
No to a Deportation Force Apr. 14, 2017
President Donald Trump has been flip-flopping right and left recently — much of it for the goo... Read More
Sean Spicer Must Go Apr. 14, 2017
The president's press secretary is either the stupidest person to ever hold a senior position in the... Read More
The Missiles of Holy Week and the Rule of Law Apr. 13, 2017
The history of the world is the history of violence. I had planned to write this column about the mo... Read More
In Syria, the Wrong Kind of Humanitarian Intervention Apr. 13, 2017
Americans are a generous and selfless people, ever eager to improve the lives of foreigners cursed t... Read More
The President Is Allowed to Change His Mind Apr. 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — It looks like former President Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice will ... Read More
What It Takes Apr. 12, 2017
For years, I have been trying to figure out what it will take to make my students care about politic... Read More
Sean Spicer's Regret Is Not Enough Apr. 12, 2017
It started in 1939. Nazi Germany launched its euthanasia program, using poison gas to kill people wh... Read More
Is Trump Enlisting in the War Party? Apr. 11, 2017
By firing off five dozen Tomahawk missiles at a military airfield, our "America First" president may... Read More
Mired in the Present, They Won't Seize the Clean Energy Future Apr. 11, 2017
When Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1908, America had almost no paved roads outside the cities... Read More
He Was Against Military Action in Syria Until He Was for It Apr. 11, 2017
Even many of President Donald Trump's most vocal critics are supporting his limited military respons... Read More
