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Trump Is a 'Dangerous' Bigot Spewing 'Racist Lies' Dec. 02, 2015
You probably don't read newspaper editorials, and I don't blame you. Over the decades, many have bec... Read More
'Changing Places': The 2016 Election Nov. 28, 2015
Since 1952, there have been 10 national elections in which there was no incumbent Republican preside... Read More
Early Returns From Ohio Nov. 21, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio — How important politically is Ohio? Of the nation's first 10 Republican presid... Read More
Obama Gets Testy in Turkey With the Press Nov. 18, 2015
After seven years of media adoration, President Obama was stunned and prickly. At a press conference... Read More
John Kasich and Matthew 25, Revisited Nov. 18, 2015
This is Republican Gov. John Kasich explaining in March why he expanded coverage for Ohio's Medicaid... Read More
Henry Hyde and the 2016 Republican Race Nov. 14, 2015
Yes, it is true that, as a political reporter, you do find yourself liking some people you cover a l... Read More
Poppy Speaks Out at Last -- Too Little, Too Late Nov. 13, 2015
If only "Poppy" had quit in 1992, after one White House term, then the 41st president's fruit would ... Read More
The Leftist Tree Must Be Watered With Blood at Mizzou Nov. 11, 2015
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe must wonder what he did wrong. It all began back in Septe... Read More
The Ben Carson Flaps Nov. 10, 2015
Dr. Ben Carson's whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the ... Read More
Enough Already With Debates Oct. 30, 2015
There was a time when presidential debates were just that, debates on policy among candidates. Not s... Read More
That Hillary, So Funny Oct. 28, 2015
Well, this is quite the view. I'm sitting near a window that overlooks a busy intersection in downto... Read More
For a Good Time, You Just Can't Beat Politics Oct. 28, 2015
It's entertainment. That's what politics is about. Somehow it became Holy Writ this presidential cyc... Read More
Why Republican Voters Are Not Acting Like the GOP Oct. 24, 2015
In the important matter of choosing their parties' presidential nominees, Republicans and Democrats ... Read More
What Happened to Jeb Bush? Too Much Money Oct. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush has dropped into single digits in the polls — and that's just among Republicans in hi... Read More
Jim Webb, American Hero Oct. 16, 2015
When Democratic Party presidential hopefuls were asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper to list the enemies ... Read More
Dems' Revolution Already Is Here Oct. 15, 2015
Elections change how Americans think and talk. Nowhere was the shift in the conversation more eviden... Read More
Eisenhower's Timeless Virtues Oct. 11, 2015
When Dwight Eisenhower was first mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 1948, House Spea... Read More
Ben Carson and the Politics of Fantasy Oct. 08, 2015
If only Ben Carson had been in that classroom at Umpqua Community College, the outcome might have be... Read More
Knuckle Draggers Are Us, Er, We Oct. 08, 2015
The smart folk at Grammarly — an online grammar checker — examined Facebook posts writte... Read More
The Media Do Serious Damage Oct. 07, 2015
Frequently, especially since the Columbine High School tragedy, and the tragic deaths of John Kenned... Read More
