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Obama and Trump at Hiroshima May. 12, 2016
In early August, 1945, a 19-year-old Navy ensign sailed from California to take part in the invasion... Read More
Obama's Legacy Tour Apr. 26, 2016
President Obama quietly slipped out of the country last week for a world tour intended to enhance hi... Read More
A Tragic Night Apr. 07, 2016
Washington — At 9:30 p.m. the other night, I was presented with a tragic lesson regarding one ... Read More
Unrestrained Rhetoric Could Have a High Cost Apr. 06, 2016
Democracies are inevitably raucous, but they are often more fragile than their citizens believe. Ame... Read More
Obama Claims Power to Make Illegal Immigrants Eligible for Social Security, Disability Apr. 06, 2016
Does the president of the United States have the power to unilaterally tell millions of individuals ... Read More
Obama's Vision of America -- Brought to You From Cuba Mar. 23, 2016
The United States of America was verbally assaulted this week from Cuban soil — by our own pre... Read More
Easing Prison Overcrowding: Who Wins Early Release and Who Doesn't? Mar. 19, 2016
It's easy to understand the intent behind the current move to reduce prison overcrowding, but are we... Read More
Obama Keeps Rosy Eye on History With Thorny Garland Nomination Mar. 18, 2016
Washington — Here comes a great courtroom drama, pitting the president against the Senate, whi... Read More
Republicans Shouldn't Fear a SCOTUS Fight Feb. 19, 2016
Republicans need to ask themselves a couple of questions before they battle over Barack Obama's even... Read More
Much Ado About Nothing Budget Feb. 18, 2016
President Obama recently released his last budget, laying out his priorities and proposals for FY201... Read More
Obama's Wishful Budget Can't be Taken Seriously Feb. 12, 2016
When President Obama submitted his proposed budget one year ago, he claimed that he wanted to do awa... Read More
President's Oil Tax Puts Americans Over a Barrel Feb. 11, 2016
If you have ever found yourself at the gas pump thinking, "I really wish it cost more to fill up," t... Read More
Obama's Mosque Speech Was a Dangerous Fantasy Feb. 05, 2016
For eight years now, the president has reprimanded the American people for their attitudes about Isl... Read More
Will GOP Congress 'Affirm' Legitimacy of State-Owned Businesses? Feb. 03, 2016
In October, President Barack Obama said that the Trans-Pacific Partnership his administration had ju... Read More
Liberal Democrats and the Depersonalization of Evil Jan. 15, 2016
The email was from someone who generally supports me. And it was generally supportive: "I'm glad you... Read More
Obama Looks Back; America Looks Ahead Jan. 14, 2016
President Barack Obama's eighth and final State of the Union address sounded a note of optimism and ... Read More
David Brooks Loses It on Ted Cruz Jan. 13, 2016
New York Times columnist David Brooks poses as a moderate who never stoops to being crabbily doctrin... Read More
States Do What Washington Won't on Gun Control Jan. 09, 2016
There has been much media coverage on the president's plans to control gun violence, but I fear we'r... Read More
Obama's Beautiful Words: Actions Fall Short Jan. 08, 2016
WASHINGTON — The president wept and spoke eloquently on gun violence. To see cool Barack Obama... Read More
Politics, Process and the Presidency Jan. 07, 2016
I do not see any constitutional crisis inherent in what some like to call "common-sense" regulation ... Read More
