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Language of the 2010s: It Was What It Was Jan. 01, 2020
Well, that was fun. Whatever you call the past decade — "the Teens," "the Twenty Tens," "the T... Read More
The Great Revolt Enters a New Phase: How the Populist Uprising of 2016 Will Reverberate in 2020 Dec. 31, 2019
WESTBY, WISCONSIN — In a country increasingly engaged in national politics and divided, the ne... Read More
The Eternal and the Here and Now Dec. 27, 2019
Many people reading this will have already taken down their Christmas lights. Just a few decades ago... Read More
Politics in the Spirit Dec. 26, 2019
The spirit of goodwill can take us by surprise this season, without respect to religion (or even pol... Read More
Be a Blessing, and Stop the Holiday Outrage Dec. 20, 2019
This is the season of Advent for Christians. The season is not just about the event but about the ex... Read More
Be a Blessing, and Stop the Holiday Outrage Dec. 19, 2019
This is the season of Advent for Christians. The season is not just about the event but about the ex... Read More
Why the Left Doesn't Like Christmas Dec. 17, 2019
Many on the left (as opposed to liberals) have been warring on Christmas for more than a generation.... Read More
It May Not Build Character, but Politics Can Reveal Character Dec. 14, 2019
First, an anecdote circulating about the most courageously candid staff person in the White House al... Read More
'Tax the Rich' Is No Longer Just a Political Slogan Dec. 11, 2019
There's nothing inevitable about inequality. It's an injustice that the moneyed powers and their pol... Read More
Trump Gets Away With Stuff Because He Does Dec. 06, 2019
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?... Read More
Are We Still Thankful? Nov. 22, 2019
Impeachment continues in Washington. The national press is fixated on it. Democrats, too, are fixate... Read More
Roger Stone, Jeffrey Epstein and the Crackup of America's Leadership Nov. 22, 2019
Roger Stone was recently convicted in federal court on seven felony charges, stemming from the since... Read More
Praise, Shade and the Politics of Public Funerals Nov. 21, 2019
Public funerals have become somewhat of a unique tradition in American politics. While in times past... Read More
National Drama: An Opportunity Nov. 14, 2019
With the public phase of the House of Representatives' impeachment hearings beginning this week, the... Read More
Necessary Noise Nov. 13, 2019
American voters are motivated by a fever pitch. That's the message from last week's elections. The ... Read More
Christmas Spice Nov. 11, 2019
I write columns about politics, and about governing, and about Pres. Donald Trump, who is politics b... Read More
A Healer in the House Above the Political Stress Nov. 01, 2019
As a recent study has confirmed — as if we didn't know — the current political environme... Read More
The Coming Algorithm Civil War Nov. 01, 2019
Last week, Katherine Miller at BuzzFeed published an essay on how the 2010s "broke our sense of time... Read More
The Christian Right's Loud-Mouthed Wrong Oct. 31, 2019
Last Sunday, former Vice President Joe Biden attended 9 a.m. mass at Saint Anthony Catholic Church i... Read More
Air Canada to Its Passengers: 'Screw You' Oct. 22, 2019
Air Canada announced last week that it will no longer use the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" on board... Read More
