In Ukraine mess, Trump and GOP behaving terribly
Trump is really, truly in the wrong here. Follow the links embedded in the headlines, which are listed in chronological order. Here’s why Trump’s Ukraine misdeeds may well be impeachable. […]
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Trump and other Republicans doing good things
Three pieces, the first of which, in its irony, you may find particularly interesting. (For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines.) Trump v. Kavanaugh. (Yes, you […]
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There is no ‘deep state,’ and other insights
Six miscellaneous pieces by Quin, with the first especially worth reading. (For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines.) Bannon label’s ‘deep state’ theory as lunacy (Oct.5). […]
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GOP lawyer-official gets swampy with campaign cash
Harmeet Dhillon, Republican National Committeewoman from California, treaded on legally murky ground, and certainly was culpable for improbity, when threatening on TV to withhold campaign contributions from Republican senators deemed […]
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Cokie Roberts was a wonderful professional
(Sept. 17) Cokie Roberts, the legendary journalist of print, radio and TV, died today of complications from breast cancer. She held tightly to old-school standards of professionalism and personal decency. Politically […]
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Kavanaugh case produces a true heroine
(Sept. 16) Leland Ingham Keyser is my new heroine. Keyser is the high school friend identified by Christine Blasey Ford, the accuser of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as the other […]
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Key explainer, and assessment, of the Ukraine scandal
Two columns. First, a neutral cheat sheet for what’s involved in the Biden-Trump-Ukraine controversy: A cheat sheet for understanding it all (Sept. 20): The new controversy about President Trump’s conduct […]
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President should not have unilateral tariff power
(Sept. 19) It is long past time for Congress to reclaim from the president the authority to levy tariffs at his own discretion. It is also time for a victim of […]
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Executive privilege for Lewandowski was illegitimate
(Sept. 17) Set aside the offensive theatrics from Republicans, Democrats, and witness Corey Lewandowski during the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment-related hearing today. All sides took what should have been a serious hearing […]
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Trump would have been justified for attacking Iran
(Sept. 16. ) If someone more stable than Donald Trump were president, that president would be able to make a strong case for a surgical, limited, but devastating air strike against […]
