Trump bad, four-fold
Conservatives should see Trump as the biggest loser (Dec. 13). Far too many conservatives excuse their embrace of President Trump by using the transactional argument that they must overlook his […]
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Brees, the horrid NFL, and a great movie genre
Five pieces on sports and culture. For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines. Absurd politics of Time and Sports Illustrated help show why Americans chose Trump […]
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A dozen columns on impeachment
Tom Steyer absurdly was calling for impeachment before Trump even committed an offense (Dec. 19). Billionaire Tom Steyer began tonight’s presidential debate by giving a perfect example of why so […]
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Ten good movies based on true stories
This is a companion list for a column of mine that will run in the Washington Examiner sometime between the beginning of Christmas week and New Year’s Day. I’ll leave […]
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On impeachment, where is nuance and statesmanship?
(Dec. 6) Where are today’s statesmen? Are there any? Evidence for their existence is slim. When a question as serious as impeachment looms, senators and representatives owe it to the public […]
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Louisiana’s ever-changing John Kennedy
(Dec. 2) Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, now all over the news after a volatile verbal exchange with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, is a habitual shape-shifter. Pundits disappointed that the […]
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Schiff must say why he’s snooping in phone records
Note: A different version of this ran as an official editorial of the Washington Examiner on Dec. 5, here. What follows is a version with a very slightly different focus. […]
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Republicans could gain politically by evicting Trump
(Dec. 3) As impeachment looms, Republican officeholders hitching their wagon to President Trump’s star may be making the wrong political bet. The safer option might be to work in concert to […]
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Colleges on FIRE, or going to the dogs
Three pieces, all of them bad news from colleges. For the first two, follow the links embedded in the headlines…. Notre Dame students wants racial quotas on, yes, reading assignments. […]
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Bama Senate race will miss Merrill’s presence
(Dec. 2) The much-watched race for U.S. Senate in Alabama just got a bit less interesting but also a bit safer for Republican chances of victory. Republican Secretary of State John Merrill […]
