Why Would Liberal Agitators Incite Violence At Trump Rallies? (Hint: To Help...
There is little doubt they wanted Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee---for obvious reasons
View ArticleAll Over But The Shouting
My immediate take on last night’s debate can be found here, but I wanted to add a couple of quick insights. Moderator Chris Wallace is being uniformly praised for having “won” the debate. I agree that...
View ArticleAuthor: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Love Affair With A Female Journalist Was Covered Up
'Can any reasonable person deny that these are love letters?'
View ArticleBarbara Comstock Fights For Her Political Life In Anti-Trump District
It’s not every day that the Washington Post and National Review endorse the same candidate, but, then again, 2016 isn’t your average year. For Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA), the endorsements couldn’t...
View ArticleHow We Cover Religious People
Regular readers of this space will know that I am fascinated by the topic of media bias. And the most interesting kind is not obvious or even intentional. For example, a reporter might approach an...
View ArticleGary Kasparov: Russia Might Infiltrate Voter Registration Databases
"Creating mess is what the KGB is good at."
View ArticleSerious Question: Can ‘Checks And Balances’ Survive The Smart Phone?
If FBI Director James Comey’s “October surprise” has any electoral fallout, it is more likely to be in U.S. Senate races than in the presidential race. For one thing, this scandal buttresses their...
View ArticleTo Discover Your Purpose, Revisit Your Childhood
With less than a week to go before this election season is mercifully over, I thought I would provide some counter programming and talk about something more hopeful. As regular readers know, I’m a fan...
View ArticleMy Much Anticipated Electoral Predictions
It’s that time of year where we take our best stab at guessing what will happen. (Admission: In politics, as in sports, nobody ever really knows what will happen.) For those interested in a long-form...
View ArticleNot With Her. Or Him.
As I prophesied back in August, I won’t be voting on Tuesday. This is a first for me, and while I see it as a legitimate form of passive resistance (or, at least, a defensible decision—all things...
View ArticleTrump Wins!: Some Immediate Thoughts
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Wisconsin and spoke about the campaign. I told the audience that there were only two scenarios where I could envision a Donald Trump win: The first was a huge October...
View ArticleWhy We Blew It
As I said on Election Day, I think my knowledge of the history of modern electoral politics makes me more skeptical of seemingly fantastical scenarios where, say, a Republican wins Pennsylvania or...
View ArticleRooting For His Success
I’ve always thought President-elect Donald Trump had at least a shot to win the General Election (as this video from way back on May 4, 2016 demonstrates). I also always thought he had a chance of...
View ArticleDoes President-Elect Trump Deserve A Honeymoon?
Having never supported Trump in the primary or General Election, I am trying to keep an open mind about his impending presidency. Some people grow into the job and accept the awesome responsibility...
View ArticleThe Campaign To Take Down Steve Bannon
When conservatives were afraid President Reagan would get rolled by the Soviets at Reykjavik, they sent in old Reagan friend and aide Lyn Nofziger to try to talk some sense into him. Don’t worry,...
View ArticleMedia Hypes Rudy Giuliani ‘Terrorist’ Link
As former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is reportedly being considered for the role of Secretary of State in a Donald Trump administration, red flags concerning his business dealings have started...
View ArticleDonald Trump Wants A Few Good Men
Regular readers will know my affinity for the movie A Few Good Men, which is a sort of simplistic microcosm of the dichotomy between a civilian versus a martial worldview. These opposing positions are...
View ArticleWhat Music Taught Me About Political Journalism
There’s nothing more emotionally exhausting, but also rewarding, than wading through old keepsakes. A few weeks ago, I wrote about rummaging through some old boxes and finding the first “book” I ever...
View ArticleShould You Be Afraid Of President Trump?
One can argue that the most important moment in American democracy happened when President John Adams (having pushed through his “midnight appointments”) snuck out of town on the eve of Thomas...
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