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'No Labels' Is the Right Idea at the Wrong Time Aug. 15, 2023
America's founders wanted to avoid what they called "factions" — what we call political partie... Read More
The GOP Needs a Miracle to Win Elections in 2022 and 2024. Here It Is. Feb. 07, 2021
Until now, I had no idea how dumb the GOP really was. Man, is our party dumb. The people who run the... Read More
The Republican Party Must Split Jan. 07, 2021
As Donald Trump's Republican Party descends into madness, dragged down by the president's lies, thre... Read More
No Matter Who Wins, There Is No Exit From the Roller Coaster Anytime Soon Oct. 13, 2020
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — He has no idea which candidate he's going to vote for next ... Read More
Stop With the Silly 'Centrist' Labels for Democrats Jan. 15, 2020
The most abused adjective in political reporting is the label "centrist." It should tell you everyth... Read More
Taking Stock of America Dec. 21, 2019
As we near the end of this decade, it is a good time to reflect on where we stand at this moment in ... Read More
The Perils of Downscale Political Parties Oct. 25, 2019
Political parties, and their travails, have been much on my mind recently as I've been speaking to r... Read More
Longing for Grace and Poise Jul. 18, 2019
Last Sunday, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played 4 hours and 57 minutes, the longest Wimbledon s... Read More
Sometimes Parties Have to Change to Thrive -- or Even Survive May. 31, 2019
Political parties generally go unappreciated, even among those inclined to celebrate representative ... Read More
An Opening for a Party of Reality Jan. 25, 2019
Here they come, the newly resurgent Democrats, ready to take on "the man" (Rep. Rashida Tlaib); prot... Read More
Looking Forward in Anger Dec. 28, 2018
'Tis the season to be angry. The president is angry at the Democrats for not allocating enough money... Read More
Parties Need to Up Their Game Dec. 14, 2018
Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government h... Read More
Voters Head to the Polls to Relitigate 2016 Nov. 02, 2018
On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans will compete for the 42nd time in a nonpresidential-year conte... Read More
Our Time-Tested Parties Aren't About to Fall Apart Mar. 30, 2018
Some days, the Republican Party seems on the verge of splitting up. Its congressional majorities cou... Read More
Toward a Trump Republicanism Feb. 02, 2018
Donald Trump's surprisingly good State of the Union speech got a record 70 to 75 percent positive ap... Read More
Both Parties' Extremists Seem Determined to Lose the Next Elections Oct. 06, 2017
Almost no one disagrees that our two major political parties, the oldest and third-oldest in the wor... Read More
Democrats' Hoodwinking of Blacks Jun. 07, 2017
Ask any black person which political party has been black people's political ally. With near unanimi... Read More
What if We Don't Really Govern Ourselves? Apr. 20, 2017
What if our belief in self-government is a belief in a myth? What if the election of one political p... Read More
Shirts vs. Skins 2017 Feb. 25, 2017
Back before kids sports — with their pricey equipment, expensive coaches and summer camps R... Read More
Partisan Lines Stay Fixed Amid Trump Turmoil Feb. 17, 2017
Amid the turmoil of the first month of the Trump administration, with courts blocking his temporary ... Read More
