An election that hovers somewhere between zany and totally insane
And now, less than six weeks from the election, what is the main event of the day? A fight between the GOP presidential nominee and a former Miss Universe, whom...
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To each his own Olympics. Chess, anyone?
You may be thrilled by the feats of Katie Ledecky, mesmerized by the grace of the female gymnasts, startled by Rio spectators mocking U.S. soccer star Hope Solo with chants...
When will Hillary Clinton let us in on why she’s running for president?
"The best darn change-maker I ever met in my entire life." So said Bill Clinton in making the case for his wife at the Democratic National Convention. Considering that Bernie...
Putting a kink in Putin’s aggressive behavior
"The most significant reinforcement of our collective defense any time since the Cold War," President Barack Obama called it. A bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but it was still an...
Hillaryism and the perils of a status quo candidate
"I believe in an America always moving toward the future." — Hillary Clinton This was not the most important line in Clinton's Ohio economic policy speech Tuesday, only the most...
This is definitely not Paul Ryan’s favorite part of the party
The morning after, the nation awakes asking: What have we done? Both parties seem intent on throwing the election away. The Democrats, running against a man with highest-ever negatives, are...
Lovable Bernie whacks Israel
Part of Bernie Sanders' charm is that for all of his arm-waving jeremiads, he appears unthreatening. He's the weird old uncle in the attic, Larry David's crazy Bernie. It's almost...
Obama, China and the arrow of history
How do you distinguish a foreign policy "idealist" from a "realist," an optimist from a pessimist? Ask one question: Do you believe in the arrow of history? Or to put...
Will Sanders’ supporters swing to Trump or Clinton?
Among the abundant ironies of this election cycle, there is this: We are now in the eighth year of the most liberal administration since Lyndon Johnson's. The primary elections reveal...
The Donald Trump earthquake and its ominous aftermath
What lies behind Donald Trump's nomination victory? Received wisdom among conservatives is that he, the outsider, sensed, marshaled and came to represent a massive revolt of the Republican rank and...