The sad death of the Femocrats
Democratic voters are getting sick of watching so-called empowered women explain away their failures as bigotry
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Tuesday
How to have the perfect phone call
Time of day is important
Monday
The Senate impeachment trial is all about November
The real argument is intended for the public in 10 months
In Apprentice-Style Special, New York Times Endorses Trump for President
The not-so-dirty not-so-secret is the Times and the rest of opposition media not only love Donald Trump — they need him
Why secession beckons
In all the ways that matter, save for the naked force of law, we are already two nations
Friday
You come at the Trump, you best not miss
Why are the Democrats committing constitutional suicide?
Impeachment is now just another bludgeon in the armory of political warfare
There is nothing new in the plot of this lugubrious sitcom
Thursday
If the impeachment trial is ‘a joke’, who’s having the last laugh?
Leading Republicans are pooh-poohing the notion that much credence should be reposed in Lev Parnas’s statements
My evening with the Bernie Bros
‘What motivates you?’ I asked one man. ‘Bitterness,’ he said, without a pause
What does ‘do us a favor’ mean?
It would be interesting to hear from Parnas and from Giuliani, from Hyde and from Bolton
Wednesday
There’s a long way to go before Trump can declare victory in his trade war
The goodwill signaled by China’s concessions is perhaps more important than the concessions themselves
Trump must be unsettled by the impeachment developments
Giuliani apparently wants to be part of Trump’s legal defense team, but it doesn’t seem likely that he’ll make the cut
In Iowa, Democrats tell farmers no new jobs until Greta Thunberg is happy
Another truly awful Democratic debate
Tuesday
Warren’s dirty trick against Bernie proves she’s the new Hillary
Smearing Sanders as a sexist shows the Massachusetts senator’s true stripes
Monday
Progressives should now admit their outrage about ‘money in politics’ is confected
It used to be that a billionaire openly giving a giant contribution would raise some ire
Friday
How to lose votes and bore people
Impeachment and the Democratic primary are the two weakest plot lines of The Donald Trump Show
Thursday
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump’s Middle East farewell letter
President Trump’s opponents cannot forgive him his victories. But it has become increasingly clear that it doesn’t matter
Few have ‘empowered’ Iran more than Lindsey Graham
Graham accused Mike Lee and Rand Paul of ‘empowering’ Iran
Wednesday
Polls apart
The modern pollster tends to be in love with his model. Hence his predictions tend to confirm the model rather than pull back the curtain on other contingencies
How to end endless wars
If politicians really wanted to ‘support the troops’, they’d introduce mandatory national service