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Presidential Mercy Is a Woefully Inadequate Remedy for Injustice: The Controversy Over Trump's Pardons and Commutations Highlights Longstanding Problems With Clemency Jan. 27, 2021
When Donald Trump pardoned Steve Bannon last week, the outgoing president blocked the former White H... Read More
Smearing Joe Biden, 2016 Style Oct. 03, 2019
Not only is Joe Biden innocent of any wrongdoing in Ukraine — as almost every legitimate news ... Read More
A Tale of Two Foundations Dec. 19, 2018
Nobody ought to be surprised to hear of the belated demise of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a rack... Read More
A Few Divorce Tips for Steve Bannon Jan. 10, 2018
It occurred to me this week that many of us who've gone through a divorce could be mighty helpful ri... Read More
Bannon Goes Belly up, and the Stock Market Soars Jan. 09, 2018
There were two big money-and-politics stories in the first week of the new year: The Dow Jones indus... Read More
Waiting for the Bomb Cyclone, Fire and Fury Jan. 05, 2018
WASHINGTON — We huddle by the warmth, waiting for the bomb cyclone to blast the East Coast as ... Read More
Don't Dance on Bannon's Grave Yet Jan. 05, 2018
President Donald Trump's official statement about Steve Bannon — the lack of exclamation point... Read More
The Roller Coaster That Is the Trump Administration Jan. 05, 2018
We are not one week into the new year, and it's already a roller coaster. The Dow Jones industrial a... Read More
If Only the GOP Had Nominated a Conservative Dogcatcher in Alabama Dec. 19, 2017
In the entire ruby-red state of Alabama there was only one reliably conservative Republican candidat... Read More
Picking the Lock in Alabama Dec. 15, 2017
Turnout would be the key to which of the wildly conflicting polls would best presage the result of A... Read More
Alabama Drama Ends on a Sweet Note Dec. 15, 2017
Sweet home Alabama. The rock 'n' roll song serenaded a swath of Democrats jubilantly watching the s... Read More
It Wasn't All Steve Bannon Dec. 13, 2017
Republican politics was starting to feel like a version of Mel Brooks' "The Producers." In the play,... Read More
The Louts and Dunces Party Nov. 10, 2017
Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed that the Republican Party had thrown in the towel on maintaini... Read More
1 Year After Trump Elected, Capital More Divided Nov. 09, 2017
WASHINGTON — One year ago, on Nov. 8, American voters elected Donald Trump president. It was a... Read More
Both Parties Trying Even Harder to Defeat Themselves Oct. 27, 2017
Three weeks ago, I wrote a column about how both parties seem determined to lose the next elections.... Read More
Dems Can't Insult Their Way to Victory Oct. 27, 2017
Democrats' failed strategy of insulting voters is the gift that keeps on giving — to the GOP. ... Read More
McConnell Warns Insurgents Can't Beat Dems: He's Wrong Oct. 18, 2017
As he appeared at President Trump's side on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell derided c... Read More
Speaking Truth to Power Aug. 18, 2017
Speaking truth to power: Nothing is more difficult, especially in politics. In business, after all,... Read More
'Is It George Washington Next?' Aug. 15, 2017
I could not make this up. Who would want to? Having behaved like a normal president might on Monday,... Read More
The Strange and Thankfully Short Ascendancy of Steve Bannon Apr. 18, 2017
President Trump didn't exactly boot Steve Bannon from his ruling circle of relatives and Wall Street... Read More
