ll great people have a sense that they are destined for great things. Stacey Abrams predicts that she will be president of the United States by 2040. Come what may of her White House aspirations this year, Abrams speaks like someone who believes she is bound for immortality—indeed, that she’s entitled to it. Her infatuated […]
here’s nothing the Left hates more than seeing people they personally despise get a fair shake. By now the evidence that Michael Flynn is the victim of a grievous and disturbing crime is undeniable. Yet not everyone is celebrating his apparent vindication. The Left sees Flynn’s exoneration as a crime in itself. Barack Obama summarized […]
he consequences of the coronavirus have been profound, but the politics of it have turned out to be remarkably trivial. That’s worrisome. When the pandemic first landed in America, there was a momentousness that birthed a cottage industry for spouting clever predictions about how society would change forever. On the political front, a conflict quickly […]
oliticians love to talk about how they’re not political. In the era of coronavirus, the dishonest “non-partisan” style of politicians in ordinary times has been taken to a new extreme. Politicians now insist that their decisions are not up for debate. Politics, in fact, has been put on hold. Their decisions are backed by science: […]
he debate over the lockdowns is pretty well-worn by now, but those in favor of the draconian restrictions aren’t helping their case with statements like these. “You want to go to work? Go take a job as an essential worker,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. “Do it tomorrow. You can get a […]
he big unresolved question of the Trump era is simple: What happens when Donald Trump’s presidency is over? Has the Republican Party really become more “populist,” or will the GOP revert to the neoliberal, neoconservative status quo? The coronavirus has brought this question into focus like never before. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a supposed populist […]
here’s a classic episode of “The Twilight Zone” starring William Shatner in one of his two roles in the series playing a young neurotic. In this one, he becomes obsessed with a fortune-teller machine in a Midwestern diner. Marooned with his new wife over car trouble, Shatner’s character asks a series of questions—Will I get […]
he corporate media misunderstands the role of a president during a crisis. Above all, people look to their president for hope. Right now, whatever Donald Trump is doing seems to be working. To the consternation of his foes in the press, Trump’s approval ratings are up, while theirs are down. That must be awfully frustrating. […]
ars never leave the world the way they found them. Americans suddenly are at war, not with men or a philosophy, but with a deadly virus from China. The country has not experienced anything as traumatic as the coronavirus outbreak since 9/11, perhaps even since World War II. Millions of Americans are suddenly worried about […]
hat was the 2016 election really all about? In one version, Donald Trump’s rise was an awakening of bigotry, of nostalgia for the days when Americans were mostly white, women knew their place, and gays lived in the shadows. But there is another way of telling this story. It is one in which Americans who […]
oe Biden’s Super Tuesday comeback is something to be both relished and feared. It is an outrageous, grimly comical turn of events: a 77-year old man who refers to the Declaration of Independence as “the thing” and who seemed to be confused about his own last name is now a leading contender for the White […]