Trump Is the Founding Fathers’ Toughest Test
Reading Time: 4 minutes The impeachment of President Donald Trump is about much more than the fate of a corrupt leader. It’s about whether the American experiment can still succeed.
Afghanistan — the Gift That Keeps on Giving (to Defense Contractors)
Reading Time: 4 minutes Americans learned this week that the Afghanistan adventure they have been paying for is a gigantic mess. We take a look into the future to see what will happen when the US finally withdraws.
Lady Justice: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Become an Icon of the Left
Reading Time: 3 minutes By refusing to retire from the Supreme Court in spite of various health scares, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a symbol of the anti-Trump resistance.
Iowa and New Hampshire Are ‘First in the Nation’ at Being Full of Themselves
Reading Time: 3 minutes Political cowardice and the pettiness of people in Iowa and New Hampshire keep in place a primary system that is bad for democracy.
Fox’s Alternative Impeachment Coverage Embraces Trump Over Truth
Reading Time: 4 minutes To Fox News commentators, impeachments are attempted coups and Trump invented weekends.
Some of the Deepest Wounds of Veterans Go Undetected
Reading Time: 3 minutes Long after having left the battlefield, many veterans are still fighting. They wrestle with what they have seen, done, and become. For too many of them, this proves to be a battle they cannot win.
Trump’s Stench Will Hurt GOP Candidates for Years to Come
Reading Time: 3 minutes If they want to win the presidency after Donald Trump leaves office, Republicans need to find candidates untainted by his incompetence and corruption.
Is Trump’s Clown Car Going off the Rails?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Things are getting so insane in Washington that it’s tough to keep up. The bad news is that it will only get worse.
Democrats Can’t Afford Unforced Errors in Impeachment Process
Reading Time: 3 minutes If Democrats want to do impeachment right, they have to do it by the book. And Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is off to a bad start.
A Tragedy (for Democracy) in Three Acts
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the Ukraine crisis heats up, President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani are often accused of Mafia tactics. But if real mobsters were as comically inept, they’d all be in prison.