Smart v. Stupid: As America grapples with a long-term decline, we have only Ronald Reagan to blame.... Read more»
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Last week I offered Russell Pearce’s anti-Mexican jihad as an example of the kind of overt racism that is no longer tolerated in politics. Now just a few days later we learn that J.T. Ready, Arizona’s leading white supremacist, appears to have committed a murder-suicide.... Read more»1
The path of American political thought, from Teddy to Franklin: “For unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world.”... Read more»
Is Mitt Romney’s campaign strategy too risky for a candidate of his abilities?... Read more»
Smart v. Stupid: Ted Nugent sounds crazy—until you understand who he’s working for. He has a very important reason to get himself in the news; he’s launching his own line of Ted Nugent brand ammunition.... Read more»1
Rick Santorum reaches a climax, George Zimmerman sleeps behind bars, and we hear Ann Romney is some sort of saint. It’s been a big week in politics. Here’s the roundup.... Read more»
The Republican primary is killing any GOP chance to win the presidency. Marco Rubio wants to stop the madness.... Read more»3
Three related phenomena are today combining to strangle American democracy: Economic inequality, floodgates that have opened to the influence of outsized wealth — and the media’s failure to put these changes at the center of their election narrative.... Read more»
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law is so bad you have to wonder whether it was written accidentally by idiots or on purpose by morons.... Read more»
In today’s America your most powerful vote is in your purse or back pocket.... Read more»
On Syria, John McCain reveals why he would have been a terrible president. In a McCain presidency we might have had upward of two million tired and over-rotated U.S. troops now engaged in shooting wars in the Middle East.... Read more»
It’s no wonder that organized labor finds itself on the ropes in almost every respect these days. Labor has not only found itself buffeted by economic winds and relentless attack but also been forced to fight back with arms tied behind its metaphorical back.... Read more»3
Exit polls from the recent Republican primary reveal Arizona Republicans who are much more moderate than their oddball leaders.... Read more»
What does it mean to be “conservative” — a word that has different meanings in different places. To say we are becoming more conservative provides a comforting narrative to mainstream journalists who like to reassure people that all is hunky-dory.... Read more»
Who knew 21 little pills could wield such power in a presidential election?... Read more»
The GOP’s worst enemy is its candidates. Santorum may be the slightest, but all the remaining Republican contenders come up short. Even so, the anti-sex constituency is very, very small.... Read more»2
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