Commentary / World Jul 19, 2023
What should America make of Trump’s mad power grab plan?
Former U.S. President Donald is campaigning on a pledge to remake the office, concentrating more power in the Oval Office.
Commentary / World Apr 26, 2023
Democrats should cheer up about Biden’s bid for another four years
Voters have understandable hesitation about the Joe Biden’s age, but they ought to feel good about his accomplishments.
Commentary / World Oct 30, 2022
Democrats were smart to meddle in GOP primaries
Democrats' meddling in GOP primaries is aimed at helping extremist Republican candidates advance in order to improve the general election chances of Democrats.
Commentary Jun 30, 2022
Trump has steered himself into a legal morass
Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony describing an attempt by Donald Trump to grab the wheel of his car on Jan. 6 revealed a lack of control in more ways than one.
Commentary / World Jun 8, 2022
Here come the Jan. 6 hearings
No, these events won’t change everything. And very few people will really be watching. But an awful lot is still at stake
Commentary / World May 4, 2022
Don’t jump to conclusions on politics of ending Roe v. Wade
Americans favor abortion rights, but most aren’t intense pro-life or pro-choice partisans. A definitive Supreme Court ruling might alter the current landscape.
Commentary / World Apr 17, 2022
Is Donald Trump a lock for the 2024 nomination?
The argument that Trump has the nomination locked up is pretty straightforward. Still, we don’t know for sure that he’ll be running in 2024 but he is certainly running for 2024 right now.
Commentary / World Mar 30, 2022
A judge says Trump broke the law. Here’s why that matters.
A legal opinion affirming the “illegality” of a plan to overturn the 2020 election won’t end partisan polarization, but there’s value in stating what’s obviously true.
Commentary / World Mar 3, 2022
Five ways to look at Biden’s State of the Union speech
Biden’s first formal State of the Union checked off all the required boxes. It was fine, most of it wasn’t memorable and It will neither help him nor hurt him politically.
Commentary / World Feb 25, 2022
Six early thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Be wary of anyone who is certain about how all of this will turn out. No one knows today whether the Ukraine invasion will be a great success or total disaster for Putin.