Biden Is No FDR
At this point, Joe Biden doesn’t look any more like Franklin Roosevelt than he does like Donald Trump.
Elections
Don’t Blame the Supreme Court for the 2020 Election
We can’t expect the Supreme Court to make up for the legal ground game in the state legislatures that Powell’s showboating undermined.
Garland Will Make January 6 Investigation His Priority
Facts won’t stop this investigatory and political freight train from running over anyone in its path.
Questions the GOP Should Ask Merrick Garland
It’s unlikely Garland will do anything to restore the Justice Department’s reputation but Republicans should at least try to make him publicly commit to do so.
The Sinkin’ Project’s Principled* Party
As one version of the #NeverTrump GOP losers guild falls apart, a new one seeks to fill the void of corporate right-wing lapdog for the media. Here’s why that is a good thing.
J’Accuse L’ Donald Trump
The United States does not have a Legion of Honor but if we did Donald Trump should receive its highest award for “political martyrdom.”
The Choice Facing Libertarians
This is an existential battle. Siphoning off voters from the side that’s fighting the hardest to preserve individual liberty and economic freedom is not principled. It is nihilism.
Deliver the American Dream to Everyone
The Left is not interested in working to improve the lives of flesh and blood poor kids. What can Republicans do to achieve that?
The Greene-ing of America
We have a republic to keep, not a Republican Party to protect at any cost.
Texas Demonstrates the Failure of Both Party Establishments
Our lawmakers and leaders occupy fantasy worlds where the solutions to all of life’s problems are as simple as regulating more or less.
No Proof January 6 Was an ‘Armed Insurrection’
Not one person has been charged with possessing or using a gun inside the Capitol. Further, no one even has been identified as carrying a gun inside the building.
In Undermining Trump, GOP Senators Rejected the Politics of Prudence
These politicians showed that even when they vote the “right way,” they can still be a huge net drag on the party by legitimizing the Democrats' relentless and hostile narrative.
The Uniparty’s Wishful Thinking
The notion that Donald Trump is about to be abandoned by the force that he created is poor and wishful thinking.
How to Push Back Against a Bully
If the populist or any other Right hopes to dig itself out of its present hole, then it should stop worrying about ticking off the town bully.
Is the Corporate Leftist Media Rewarding Riots?
While the taxpayers foot the bill for the January 6 Capitol incident, corporate media encourages a business model that makes future such events more likely by profit-seeking revolutionaries.
Validating Anti-Semites in Power
Joe Biden has named notorious anti-Semites and Israel-haters to key national security posts.
How Loyal Was Mike Pence?
Pence was perfectly suited to be vice president . . . for Mitt Romney.
Republicans Acquit Trump, But Leave His Supporters Defenseless
Instead of engaging in outrage theater over “extremists” in their ranks and playing into overwrought narratives of supposed “insurrection,” Republicans should be focusing on protecting their voters.
Rising Republican Rotters To Look Out For
Representatives Nancy Mace and Adam Kinzinger flex their Beltway bona fides by telling their MAGA constituents to stuff it.
The Vast Bipartisan Pretense of Trump’s Demise
The supremely inconvenient fact is that Donald Trump has by far the largest political following of anyone in the United States, and the attempt to deny him the ability to seek reelection has failed.