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2017 Was Bad, but 2018 Could Be Much Worse Jan. 04, 2018
The best thing to be said for 2017 is that it didn't last forever. It's gone, carrying a host of mem... Read More
Election Odds Jan. 03, 2018
President Trump is up 3 percent! I refer to the betting odds. Gamblers (mostly in Europe because po... Read More
To Preserve Our Democracy, We Must End Foreign Meddling in U.S. Elections Jan. 03, 2018
Each day, we learn more about how foreign sources use our own campaign finance laws and social media... Read More
Normal Speech Dec. 16, 2017
Contrary to what my beloved junior high coach taught us, defeat does not build character. However, d... Read More
GOP Needn't Despair About Alabama Dec. 15, 2017
Republicans should not be disheartened by Roy Moore's loss in Alabama, because the election had litt... Read More
Democrats Divided Nov. 10, 2017
We're witnessing the collapse of the Democratic Machine. For years, this political apparatus enjoyed... Read More
Virginia, a Ray of Light on a Rainy Day Nov. 10, 2017
Washington — Cold, dark and autumnal at five o'clock — and that's not just the weather. ... Read More
She Took On the Bully, and She Won Nov. 08, 2017
Last January, John Carman returned from Donald Trump's inauguration apparently so puffed up that he ... Read More
Let's Help Our Media Friends Nov. 01, 2017
I am not nearly so coldhearted and unsympathetic toward the mainstream media as some of my conservat... Read More
Yes, It's Bad Out There, but You're Not Alone Oct. 25, 2017
The young cashier smiled as she requested my driver's license to prove I was old enough to buy caber... Read More
Democrats, Don't Blame the Voters Who Are Not Racist Sep. 30, 2017
One of the great fringe benefits of working around American politics during the past 10 American pre... Read More
Two Cheers for Sanctions on Russia Aug. 03, 2017
Economic sanctions work better as a symbol than as a solution. The United States government imposed ... Read More
Hillbilly Huntin' Jul. 17, 2017
Ever since Donald Trump won the presidency with the votes of people who have never been to a Whole F... Read More
Not the Most Dependable of Friends Jul. 01, 2017
Dean Heller is a 57-year-old Mormon, husband and father of four who — because he is a U.S. sen... Read More
Run, Woman, Run Jun. 21, 2017
After Hillary Clinton lost the presidential race, there were a few days there when it looked as if a... Read More
Ballots, Not Bullets Jun. 16, 2017
This week's shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and three others at an Alexandria, Virgini... Read More
Democrats' Obsession With Russian Election Hacking Makes Them Look Dumb Jun. 16, 2017
They got Al Capone for tax evasion — only tax evasion. It wasn't very satisfying for his prose... Read More
Once in a While, a Good Leak Jun. 08, 2017
Last weekend, the FBI arrested an employee of a corporation in Augusta, Georgia, that had a contract... Read More
Clinton's Tin Ear Jun. 02, 2017
Hillary Clinton may be the most tone-deaf politician in modern history. Repeatedly over the course o... Read More
The Next President Apr. 26, 2017
Will Donald Trump be re-elected in 2020? Probably not, say people who bet. They give Trump only a 23... Read More
