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False Humility Is Better Than None at All Feb. 03, 2018
Thanks to the reliable American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, w... Read More
Democrats Need to Stop Ingesting the Right's Propaganda Jan. 16, 2018
Donald Trump is fabulously adept at taking credit for and exaggerating every bit of good news, espec... Read More
Who Are You Calling a Moron? Jan. 09, 2018
I remember when I was in fifth grade and kept losing tennis matches to a kid I despised. After one m... Read More
Let's Skip the War Against Baby Boomers, OK? Dec. 28, 2017
When things get dull, enterprising rousers of rabble promote a war against something or other to gai... Read More
Giving Credit Where It's Due Dec. 22, 2017
President Donald Trump managed his first major legislative victory this week with the passage of a m... Read More
What John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump Have in Common Dec. 19, 2017
Last week during an address at the White House, President Donald Trump likened his tax plan to the t... Read More
Understanding Republicans Dec. 02, 2017
It's important for us to remember that even though President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, successf... Read More
'Punching Up' Is American; 'Punching Down' Is Not Nov. 25, 2017
Americans have traditionally responded more positively to humor that "punches up" rather than "punch... Read More
To Be a Great President, You First Have to Like Politics Nov. 04, 2017
On the consensus list of the most significant American presidents following George Washington, there... Read More
The Republican Establishment Strikes Oct. 20, 2017
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establis... Read More
Is Trump the Heir to Reagan? Oct. 13, 2017
Three decades ago, as communications director in the White House, I set up an interview for Bill Rus... Read More
Trump's Tax Cut: 'Show Me the Money' Oct. 03, 2017
Donald Trump's latest tax-cut plan would be a steroid injection for the U.S. economy. Bravo to the W... Read More
President Trump Must Take Charge on Tax Reform Sep. 01, 2017
If you thought the left weaponized class warfare rhetoric in the health care debate, just wait until... Read More
'Keep It Simple, Stupid' Aug. 29, 2017
One of the most enduring lessons from the American health care fiasco is that to win a political bat... Read More
The President Is Also a Moral Leader Aug. 19, 2017
It was obviously an earlier, less cynical time when the president of the United States could explain... Read More
Ignoring the Lessons of Effective Presidents Aug. 04, 2017
Who have been the most successful presidents in the past 80 years? Most successful, that is, in fram... Read More
The Bear in the Woods Jun. 03, 2017
Moscow's favorite: That used to be us Democrats. We were the ones who had to worry — and we di... Read More
Playing the Part of President: Trump Falling Down on World Stage Jun. 02, 2017
Mr. Covfefe — aka the American president — has just spilled it all over the place. And n... Read More
Trump Tax Cut Will Boost Jobs and Growth May. 23, 2017
A recent front-page story in The Wall Street Journal proclaims that 3 percent economic growth isn't ... Read More
'Tax Cuts for the Rich'? May. 01, 2017
One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having... Read More
