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Riding around with Beto O’Rourke as he comes to grips with a presidential run. Read More
Of all the major candidates, he brings the least to the Democratic primary. Read More
Since the 2016 election, progressive and moderate Democrats have been unified by hatred of President Trump, but the cracks in the party are... Read More
But political journalists are refusing to jump on the peace train. Read More
Every time Democrats tease another 'end of the presidency' bombshell, I laugh. I can't keep track of the scandals meant to bring Trump's... Read More
You have to go back many decades to find the introduction of a commercial aircraft that has involved such a staggering loss of life, or has... Read More
Once the world’s benchmark for making flying safer, the agency hasn’t been doing its job for years. This isn’t even the... Read More
This week’s announcement of the extraordinary college admissions scandal — dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues” by the... Read More
Wealth doesn’t just buy cool stuff. It buys status and permanence. Read More
A Nation of Felicity Huffmans Read More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sounds like a woman who wants her party to win the White House next year, like someone who wants her moderate,... Read More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laughable announcement this week that she lacked enthusiasm for impeaching President Donald Trump ignored three... Read More
In the United States, conservatism and liberalism — often to the consternation of conservatives and liberals — are ineluctably... Read More
Theresa May planned to defeat herself, then decided not to defeat herself by defeating herself, then lost. To herself Read More
I host a comedy-driven radio show for guys. Until Sunday, no one confused it with something that should be taken seriously. Given my on-air... Read More
On his prime-time Fox News show, the most popular cable-news program in its time slot, Tucker Carlson presents himself as an ideological... Read More
These leftists have to be destroyed because they arent going to stop. Read More
Populists and traditionalists are battling in both parties Read More
The biases of the press are so pervasive that there is little recognition of the steady disintegration of the Democrats, though it is... Read More
In deeming President Trump “not worth it,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi effectively diminishes him by suggesting he is not so... Read More
Most U.S. institutions of higher education don’t even try to live up to their egalitarian ideals. Read More
Blake J. Harris is the bestselling author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation, which is currently being... Read More
Theresa May is so consumed by her mismanaged Brexit she has no energy for anything else Read More
Forget Empire 2.0 and blue passports — the reason Britain should leave the EU without a deal is because it’s what people voted... Read More
'The Whole Climate Crisis Is Not Only Fake News, It's Fake Science' Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nonprofits, and ethicists are now publicly addressing questions about procreation in the age of climate change. Read More
Capitalism represents the truest form of democracy. Read More
Republicans who think Medicare for All, taxing the rich and a Green New Deal are “dead on arrival” might be in for a surprise. Read More
A controversy surrounding the surreal question of whether Vice President Mike Pence is “a decent guy” signals the next round of... Read More
I will never forget, as a young man in my early 20s, having a conversation with my mentor and later boss, Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) after... Read More
It’s now seen as the must-win state for both parties and even more important than Florida. Read More
Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hinted that if former Vice President Joe Biden doesn’t run for president in 2020 he... Read More
Keeping people on the verge of starvation also keeps them in line. That’s more important to Kim than the real estate developer’s... Read More
Technology, not military power, will be the basis for this new global split Read More
For over two years, resisting Trump has been a moral imperative, an all-consuming preoccupation, a zero-sum struggle that supersedes every... Read More
It tells us his priorities: extend tax cuts for the rich, cut social programs and trust in magic. Read More
President Donald Trump launched another battle for border-wall funding on Monday, calling for $8.6 billion additional dollars in his proposed... Read More
As the left’s potential 2020 choices swell, a few obvious lessons are clear: tackle economic security, prize Dubuque voters over the... Read More
A sophist in service to self Read More
The former vice president keeps leading polls, but it’s unclear how much that tells us. Read More
The party’s crowded field and messy rules could lead to months of infighting and an ugly convention. Read More
Social justice is a driving force in our millennial generation, defined as “a state or doctrine of egalitarianism,” and our... Read More
An Alabama case brings into sharp clarity what is at stake with the legal battle over a woman’s right to choose Read More
Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times, writing that I had wanted to live “authentically as... Read More
Let’s not let artificial intelligence put society on autopilot. Read More
While Brexit takes the limelight, European politics are still stirring a bit. Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft “effective immediately,” in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people, President Donald Trump said.Many nations had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, but until Trump’s announcement, the Federal Aviation Adminis Read More
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke formally announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he’d try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid.Until he challenged Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year, O’Rourke was little known outside his hometo Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on a high-profile appeals court, despite concerns about her past writings on sexual assault.White House official Neomi Rao won confirmation to a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on a straight party-line vote, 53-46. No Republican Read More