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Racist-in-Chief…

“The textbook definition of a racist comment.” Speaker Paul Ryan on criticism of Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel ——– How did it come to be that...

The Ministry of Truth…

“By the way, newspapers are the first of over 50 companies that I started where my employees tell me how to run my business.” Sheldon...

How to Beat Donald Trump…

“The poll suggests that Trump has more vulnerabilities than Clinton, but that opposition to the former secretary of state can lead some...

The Last Tango of John McCain

“If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that...

The GOP’s Joe McCarthy Moment

“Donald Trump delivered a very good foreign policy speech in which he laid out his vision for American engagement in the world.”...

Year of the Smackdown

“Highly negative views of 2016’s leading candidates may reflect the hyperpartisan climate that has been building in recent years, also...

Lights and Wires in a Box…

“One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show...

America’s Battles with Demagogues

“With his victories yesterday, I believe it is now time for Republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind...

It’s the Racism, Stupid…

“Well, just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke. okay? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about...

The Day the Party Died

“To the best of my knowledge, not too many Evangelicals come out of Cuba, okay? Just remember that.” – Donald Trump questioning Ted...

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...

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...

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...

Guns and Myths…

“I can make the case that if there were guns in that room other than his, fewer people would’ve died, fewer people would’ve been so...

Calling out the False Prophets…

“The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there spreading noise about how much can get done…We have got groups...

Occam’s Razor…

“We could still imagine that there is a set of laws that determines events completely for some supernatural being, who could observe the...

Worthy of Winning…

“Sincerity – if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Comedian George Burns – – – – – We’ve just experienced a week in politics that...

Suppose You Were An Idiot…

“Well I think he had really no choice. He’s doing very poorly in the polls, he’s a very low-energy kind of guy and he had to do...

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