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Those of us not named Robert Mueller or William Barr have no real idea what the Mueller report says about President Trump and his campaign. The president claims it completely exonerates him. That may or may…

“Who’s going to win the Democratic nomination for President?” It’s the question I get most often these days. We are already swimming in data, but haven’t the slightest idea who…

In the wake of the horrific massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, we would do well to check in on America’s own level of Islamophobia. Several years ago here,…

Suddenly we seem preoccupied with socialism. It’s understandable. For the first time in decades, serious people like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) willingly subscribe to that label. The last well-known…

Faced with a big change in responses to a particular question, some announce a major shift in public opinion and scour the world in search of a cause. By contrast,…

When presidents “solemnly swear” to “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and … preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” we more or…

Not long ago, Republicans chortled and Democrats ran scared when her name was mentioned. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was the GOP’s not-so-secret weapon—or so they thought. In relative terms, she was never as…

With the possible exception of Andrew Johnson, no president in American history has suffered as many self-inflicted wounds as Donald Trump — and he’s only just passed the two-year mark of his…

It seems axiomatic that a democracy should respond to the will of its people. Yet, ours often seems to fail this test. American government seems impervious to large majorities who…

Why do they persist? The evidence is clear: voters oppose a wall, oppose the shutdown, and favor reopening the government without funding the wall, seeing far better ways to protect…