“When electing a president we should examine ….the candidates’ character? Their ethics? Well, that’s a radical notion, isn’t it? I’m not sure we’re ready for anything like that. Shouldn’t we be more impressed with presidential candidates who can stir up …
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It was only a matter of time before Trump’s compulsion for self-aggrandizement drove him to do something that severely chafed even right-wing sensibilities, and fanning the flames of tension between blacks and whites was an example of exactly what we …
In our rural, God-and-country neighborhood, displaying this banner would be very likely to incite vandalism. When I worked for the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign in nearby Santa Barbara, I had to refuse an invitation to put a bumper sticker on …
Ari Berman is an extremely senior journalist and author, best known for his reporting on challenges to voting rights in the U.S. From his bio: (Berman) is a former senior contributing writer for The Nation magazine and a Fellow at The …
Most people are good, and do the right thing whenever possible. The kind people of Iowa voted out nine-term Republican racist-from-hell Steve King in the GOP primary. Yes, this good news is tempered by the fact that a) he lost …
An old friend and I are discussing the amazing letter that George. W. Bush wrote about the deplorable state of affairs in America, that’s getting passed around on Twitter. Craig: I wonder who actually wrote this. But it doesn’t really …
Here’s a 60-second television advertisement produced by the Lincoln Project, an American political action committee formed in late 2019 by several prominent Republicans and former Republicans in an effort to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential …
It’s a lucky break that George Will graduated from my alma mater Trinity College exactly 15 years before I did; this means that our reunions coincide, and thus I occasionally get to listen to him speak. What a treat it …
When I was at Georgetown University studying philosophy in the late 1970s, I found that a significant number of professors, even those in math and sciences were Jesuit priests. i.e., members of the Society of Jesus (SJ).
It goes without saying that an insignificant number of Democrats will vote for Trump. The problem the president faces, however, is that his outrageous behavior is driving away many in the GOP. The campaign slogan here puts it well.
