Change the nominee
04/04/2017
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) could not be more right: “When a nominee doesn’t get 60 votes, you shouldn’t change the rules, you should change the nominee,” he said.…
Republican failure
03/28/2017
Despite all the bragging about his talents, despite predicting an endless series of “wins,” despite crowning himself the ultimate “deal-maker,” despite his unsurpassed narcissism and his unrelenting ego, Donald Trump…
Red in the face?
03/21/2017
Truth be told, President Trump, his administration and his supporters have a good deal to be embarrassed about of late. Yet, not a trace of that emotion is ever apparent…
What Dems should do now
03/07/2017
As Democrats continue to sort through the wreckage of 2016, to ensure we are not doomed to repeat it, we would do well to honestly confront some fundamental realities. Too…
Trump’s unpopular budget
02/28/2017
For better or worse, President Trump has displayed little interest in adopting polices that enjoy public support. Republican members of Congress ought to be uncomfortable with this approach. On the…
Rating the presidents
02/21/2017
Anti-intellectualism is one of the leitmotifs of our present circumstance. We have no use for experts, no time for careful thought, no patience for sifting evidence and no interest in…
Trump proves most risky move
02/14/2017
It has proven to be far riskier than they could have possibly anticipated. On Election Day, the vast majority of voters considered Donald Trump in the Oval Office a serious…
Refugee redux
02/07/2017
For just about the first time in history, a majority of Americans favor allowing meaningful numbers of refugees into the country — and we may have President Trump to thank…
Rising above public opinion
01/31/2017
Let’s face it: Americans have rarely been anxious to open their “golden door” to the world’s “tired ... poor … huddled masses yearning to breathe free; the wretched refuse of…
First things first?
01/25/2017
Starting at the bottom. That phrase, applied to the first days of the Trump presidency, could mean so many different things. Here’s where I’m going with it: Notwithstanding the confusing…