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
Politics
Read about the latest political news, views and analysis
Monday
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
Time for Tulsi
Candidate Gabbard’s platform has never looked more apt
Tuesday
So much for de-escalation
Iran targets US base in Iraq with rockets
The Democratic media hate Trump more than they love Iran — or America
Only the ignorant or bad-faith actors would jump to the conclusion that Trump is about to bomb Iran’s mosques
The case for Genghis Trump
What force on earth can reform a corrupt or incompetent elite, one that serves itself and its dreams rather the citizens of the country?
Monday
Mike Pompeo’s dishonest Iran defense
The neocon dream of a liberated Baghdad ends with an emboldened and empowered Iran
Friday
Taking out Soleimani is like stepping on a landmine to cure a headache
Hello Donald Trump, neocon
Tuesday
What could go right for Trump in 2020?
Trump’s hardline against Iran could pay off
A crime still in progress
The Russiagate whistleblowers have blown their cover
Raising the smoking age to 21 is an act of cowardice
No smoke without fire
Monday
What could go wrong for Donald Trump in 2020?
The crash, especially if Trump becomes entangled in a foreign war, could come sooner rather than later
Saturday
Trump and the troops
The president’s weird popularity with the military shows few signs of diminishing
Sunday
The ‘impeachment’ of Donald Trump
It’s amazing what semantic potency can reside in a pair of quotation marks
Lessons from the Johnson impeachment
Johnson, an aggressive white supremacist, spoke in favor of white rioters who had massacred black citizens in New Orleans and Memphis
Saturday
Joe Kennedy and the perils of media hubris
Trump’s impeachment is the death of liberal proceduralism
