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Don't Rush to Impeachment May. 21, 2017
To everything there is a season, the Bible and Pete Seeger told us. The season to impeach Donald Tru... Read More
The World Is Watching May. 19, 2017
I take no glee in the appointment of a special counsel to investigate whether the Trump campaign had... Read More
The End of the Cold War and 2017 American Politics Feb. 18, 2017
In 1988, a full year before the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet empire broke up, Georgy Arbatov... Read More
Trump's Continuing War on His Own Credibility Feb. 09, 2017
Asked about Melissa McCarthy's portrayal of him on "Saturday Night Live," White House press secretar... Read More
The Circus Just Arrived -- at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Feb. 07, 2017
I'm starting to think the real reason the Barnum & Bailey circus is going out of business has nothin... Read More
President Trump Lays Down the Law Jan. 20, 2017
Lest people think that President Trump (it feels so good to write these words) was making it up as h... Read More
How the Political Rules Changed in 2016 Dec. 20, 2016
Over the 40-some years that I have been working or closely observing the political campaign business... Read More
The Campaign Is Over, but the Bickering Is Not Dec. 07, 2016
A hushed conference room with walls paneled in dark wood and a table seating no fewer than 20. Outsi... Read More
Sexism? Misogyny? So Last Week Nov. 16, 2016
In the months leading up to the presidential election, the media coverage was full of references to ... Read More
Political Lessons of 2016 Nov. 11, 2016
The 2016 election is heralding a new Republican Party and a sharp reversal of roles. The Democratic ... Read More
The Trump Brand Goes Down-market Nov. 03, 2016
With polls and prayer as a guide, let's assume that Donald Trump loses the election. What will he do... Read More
Concession Is Good for the Soul Oct. 22, 2016
The first time I ever saw my sainted mother cry was late at night on Nov. 4, 1952, as she listened t... Read More
Trump and the Lying Media Oct. 20, 2016
A couple of months ago, I had a nasty chore that I have to perform every so often. I had misquoted w... Read More
Firebombing of GOP HQ an Attack on Democracy Oct. 19, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse is absolutely correct in describ... Read More
Trump's Right: The Media Is Rigged Oct. 19, 2016
On Oct. 16 on his CNN show "Reliable Sources," host Brian Stelter took the denial of liberal media b... Read More
Will Trump Make a Race of It in the Debates? Oct. 09, 2016
In the midst of the most debate-heavy week of the fall campaign season, with the vice presidential d... Read More
What's That Scent in the Air? Oct. 08, 2016
It is all but impossible for you or for me to understand, let alone appreciate, how painfully public... Read More
Trump Created an Opening; He'd Better Drive Through It Sep. 02, 2016
The stars are finally aligning for a significant shift toward Donald Trump in this presidential camp... Read More
Is There Enough Time for Clinton to Lose? Aug. 25, 2016
In baseball, a team entering the ninth inning with a two-run lead will bring in their closer to secu... Read More
Hold the Election -- Hillary Clinton Needs a Rest Aug. 18, 2016
WASHINGTON — This political campaign has already become too long and too arduous for campaigne... Read More
