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The Navy Secretary's Subservience Couldn't Save Him Apr. 09, 2020
The trick to surviving in Donald Trump's administration is being a shameless toady, willing at any m... Read More
We Need a 9/11 Commission to Probe Coronavirus Apr. 02, 2020
Americans are now living — and many, many are dying — with the consequences of a truly h... Read More
Why Trump Can't Restart the Economy Mar. 26, 2020
The federal government's effort to combat the new coronavirus carries an economic price that is gett... Read More
How to Relieve the Growing Economic Pain -- and How Not To Mar. 19, 2020
In normal times, we expect the people who make economic policy to do everything possible to avoid a ... Read More
Coronavirus Is the 'Chinese Virus' Mar. 18, 2020
This week, President Donald Trump came under fire for his use of the phrase "Chinese virus" to descr... Read More
Toilet Paper Trumps Stimulus Mar. 13, 2020
People are beginning to hoard toilet paper. I went on a normal shopping trip to buy toilet paper las... Read More
What the Coronavirus Should Teach Us Mar. 11, 2020
As the markets have plummeted over global fears surrounding the fallout from the new coronavirus, po... Read More
There Is No American Worker Shortage Feb. 26, 2020
"We're full, our system's full, our country's full!" That was President Donald Trump last year at ou... Read More
The American Dream Is Back Feb. 07, 2020
If you watched the State of the Union address Tuesday night, then there's no denying President Donal... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan Is a Much-Needed Dose of Reality Jan. 31, 2020
It's unlikely that Donald Trump's new Israeli-Palestinian peace plan will succeed. Yet, it's the bes... Read More
Today France, Tomorrow the USA? Dec. 24, 2019
As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the thir... Read More
Mexico's Drug Cartels Have More Than Earned Trump's 'Terrorist' Label Dec. 03, 2019
The "terrorist" label is a dangerous one because it very often serves to de-legitimize groups that h... Read More
Do US Carmakers Want Us to Like Them? Nov. 21, 2019
Ask not why the Trump administration must dismantle America's environmental laws with such gusto. By... Read More
Fiscal Abandon Is a Bipartisan Project Nov. 03, 2019
In 2020, Democrats and Republicans will highlight their differences on a long list of issues, from i... Read More
Halloween: A Tutorial for Adults Oct. 24, 2019
Once upon a time, during that period in our country when we no longer rode horses to the general sto... Read More
When Truth Goes Hyperbolic Sep. 05, 2019
In his book "The Art of the Deal," President Donald Trump described his communication style as "trut... Read More
Trump's EPA Keeps Trashing the Planet Sep. 01, 2019
In the face of any serious and growing problem, three options are available: You can do more to solv... Read More
Some Clarity on President Trump's Economic Policies Aug. 29, 2019
It's a fact that President Donald Trump has a remarkably large number of supporters among the voters... Read More
You Can't Have Your Tariff Cake and Eat It, Too Aug. 15, 2019
When it comes to trade policy, President Donald Trump and his adviser Peter Navarro provide endless ... Read More
The Expensive Folly of Federal Executions Aug. 01, 2019
In recent decades, the United States has gone through a vast experiment in crime and punishment to a... Read More
