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Donors Are a Lousy Way to Gauge Political Support Feb. 04, 2020
To get onstage at the last Democratic debate, a candidate had to have received contributions from at... Read More
A Challenge to Former President Obama Jan. 19, 2020
Something remarkable just happened. The Houston Astros were punished in a severe way for having chea... Read More
'Cancel Culture' Candidates Don't Make the Cut in Democratic Primary Jan. 05, 2020
WASHINGTON — Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced Thursday t... Read More
Something's Off About Elizabeth Warren Sep. 17, 2019
Ed Rendell recently whacked Elizabeth Warren when she bashed Joe Biden for taking rich donors' money... Read More
What Happens When Private Money Pays for Science? Jan. 07, 2016
As a select few accumulate massive fortunes, two schools of thought vie on how to funnel some of tha... Read More
The Hillary Clinton Building Jan. 06, 2016
One thing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have in common — they both like to have big things ... Read More
Ted Cruz's Festival of Fraud Dec. 13, 2015
You have to feel sorry for Ted Cruz. Donald Trump has hogged so much airtime with his cynical demago... Read More
A Resurgence of Intolerance Dec. 01, 2015
Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, an... Read More
What Happened to Jeb Bush? Too Much Money Oct. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush has dropped into single digits in the polls — and that's just among Republicans in hi... Read More
Sanders Neutralizes Clinton's Financial Edge Oct. 16, 2015
The filings last week of campaign finances reveal that Sanders has $27 million cash on hand, just sl... Read More
Jeb and His Vassals Lose Sight of the Serfs Jul. 16, 2015
"In the feudal system," The Oxford English Dictionary says, a vassal is "one holding lands from a su... Read More
Chris Christie's First-Date Speech Mar. 03, 2015
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave his first-date speech at the California Republican Party's sprin... Read More
The Price of Raising Political Money Dec. 20, 2014
Mark A. Hanna was a wealthy Cleveland businessman who shrewdly laid out the winning strategy and per... Read More
When Money Speaks, the Truth Is Silent Nov. 01, 2014
Let's hear a round of applause. When this year's last negative TV ad has been aired and the last che... Read More
Strippin' for the Donors Apr. 07, 2014
About 20 years ago, a buddy of mine talked me into going to a strip club. I don't like strip clubs. ... Read More
Christie Is Nimbler Than You Think Jan. 22, 2014
Chris Christie's master plan is working. By making himself totally intolerable to Democrats, he is m... Read More
Obama Listens to Rich Liberals, at His Own Peril Jun. 13, 2012
Who does Barack Obama listen to? Not Republican politicians. Evidently weeks go by between his conv... Read More
