The Neverending, Mysterious Saga of Michael Flynn
Certainly, no one should defend a top-ranking federal employee’s lying to federal investigators or to his superiors in the Trump Administration, if that is what […]
It Was Always About the Wall
There was likely never going to be “comprehensive immigration reform” or any deal amnestying the DACA recipients in exchange for building the wall. Democrats in […]
The Globalist Mindset: They Hate You
Against what or whom is the contemporary Western public pushing back? The French non-Parisians against new green taxes on already unaffordable gasoline? Broke southern European […]
Comey Continues to Display His Lack of Credibility
Fired former FBI director James Comey is at it again. Last week, Comey testified before members of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight […]
Defeat and the Dossier Explain Everything
Donald Trump’s former consiglieri Michael Cohen, along with being charged with tax avoidance and improper business deals, allegedly is guilty also of trying to leverage […]
The Perpetual Presidency
Former President Barack Obama recently continued his series of public broadsides against his successor, Donald Trump. Obama’s charges are paradoxical. On one hand, Obama seems […]
Does ‘Make X Great Again’ Ever Happen in History?
The short answer: Sometimes. Here’s one example. By 527 A.D., the Eastern Roman Empire at Constantinople seemed fated to collapse like the West had a […]
Is There a 51 Percent Solution for Trump?
President Trump’s challenges are not really his economic policies and foreign affairs agendas. For the most part, they are supported by the American people and […]
The Costs of Presidential Candor
Predictably, Donald Trump was attacked both by the establishment and the media as “crude,” “unpresidential,” and “gratuitous” for a recent series of blunt and graphic […]
Did 1968 Win the Cultural War?
Fifty years ago this year, the ’60s revolution sought to overturn U.S. customs, traditions, ideology and politics. The ’60s radicals eventually grew older, cut their […]
The Progressive Synopticon
In the post-election aftermath, Republicans are wondering about how they can capture that missing 2-5 percent of the electorate that lost them the House of […]
Maybe We Could Use a Civic Hippocratic Oath
A mob of protesters associated with the radical left-wing group Antifa swarmed the private residence of Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the night of […]
Progressive Politics Are Not Really Progressive
Some progressives lamented the apparent defeat of radical progressive African-American candidates such as gubernatorial nominees Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Florida’s Andrew Gillum by blaming […]
The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month—100 Years Ago
The First World War ended 100 years ago this month on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. Nearly 20 million people had perished since the […]
CNN’s Existential War With Trump
It may be unwise or monotonous for President Trump to harp on CNN as a purveyor of “fake news.” And the constant refrain “enemy of […]
When Laws Are Not Enforced, Anarchy Follows
What makes citizens obey the law is not always their sterling character. Instead, fear of punishment—the shame of arrest, fines or imprisonment—more often makes us […]
Caravan Contradictions
A “caravan”—the euphemism for a current foot-army of more than 10,000 Central Americans—of would-be border crossers has now passed into Mexico. The marchers promise they […]
Midterm Optics Are Bad for Progressives
For progressives, the looming midterm elections apparently should not hinge on a booming economy, a near-record-low unemployment rate, a strong stock market and unprecedented energy […]
Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing
If the New Democratic Party was smart, it would do what the old Democratic Party did long ago: always sound centrist if not conservative in […]
Could Trump Win 20 Percent of the Black Vote in 2020?
The provocative Donald Trump certainly seems to be disliked by a majority of African-American professional athletes, cable news hosts, academics and the Congressional Black Caucus. […]