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Don’t Tread On Me, New Hampshire

“What would it take to break this cheap little spell and make us wake up and inquire what on earth we are doing when we make the Clinton...

Don’t Tread On Me, New Hampshire

“What would it take to break this cheap little spell and make us wake up and inquire what on earth we are doing when we make the Clinton...

Politics in Five Observations

“How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Donald J. Trump ——- So, it turns out the old, tired rules of politics aren’t so old and tired after...

Politics in Five Observations

“How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Donald J. Trump ——- So, it turns out the old, tired rules of politics aren’t so old and tired after...

Blame Rosalynn Carter

“I have never understood the Iowa caucus…” Larry King, famous political analyst ——- I blame Jimmy Carter, well, actually Rosalynn Carter....

Blame Rosalynn Carter

“I have never understood the Iowa caucus…” Larry King, famous political analyst ——- I blame Jimmy Carter, well, actually Rosalynn Carter....

Fear and Loathing on the Trail

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar ——- Unlike a...

Fear and Loathing on the Trail

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar ——- Unlike a...

What I Got Wrong in 2015…

“Get ready for the “Bush Rebounds” stories. You heard it hear first.” One of my less-than-perfect predictions from 2015 ——— In the spirit...

What I Got Wrong in 2015…

“Get ready for the “Bush Rebounds” stories. You heard it hear first.” One of my less-than-perfect predictions from 2015 ——— In the spirit...

Trolling the Polls

“Trump has received about the most disproportionate media coverage ever for a primary candidate. The risk to Trump and candidates like...

Trolling the Polls

“Trump has received about the most disproportionate media coverage ever for a primary candidate. The risk to Trump and candidates like...

Anatomy of a Demagogue

In his masterful study of the populist demagogues that plagued Franklin Roosevelt near the end of his first term in the 1930’s, Columbia...

Anatomy of a Demagogue

In his masterful study of the populist demagogues that plagued Franklin Roosevelt near the end of his first term in the 1930’s, Columbia...

Fear Itself…

Obama’s response to the attacks also raises a more political question: Why hasn’t a man known for his rhetorical gifts done more to...

Fear Itself…

Obama’s response to the attacks also raises a more political question: Why hasn’t a man known for his rhetorical gifts done more to...

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…

– – – – – It says something about the state of American politics that the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers makes more sense on the...

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…

– – – – – It says something about the state of American politics that the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers makes more sense on the...

Jeb!

“I realize I need to get better.” — Jeb Bush commenting on the state of his candidacy. – – – – – In a year when a majority of the...

Jeb!

“I realize I need to get better.” — Jeb Bush commenting on the state of his candidacy. – – – – – In a year when a majority of the...

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