Published August 11, 2017
In 1980, when Ronald Reagan ran for president against Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter, Iran had been holding more than 50 Americans hostage for more …
Published August 2, 2017
One year ago in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, the two parties had just wrapped up their nominating conventions. The Republican convention opened at Quicken Loans …
Published July 13, 2017
During last year’s presidential race, Republican candidate Donald Trump called a news conference for Thursday, July 14, to announce his running mate. It was …
Published July 11, 2017
Last weekend First Daughter Ivanka Trump sat in for the president at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Before that the talk was on how …
Published July 3, 2017
It feels like American politics is spiraling out of control, at least to me. I thought after the ugly 2016 election campaign things would …
Published June 30, 2017
I admit I call U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions by his full name because it makes him sound like a confederate slave owner, …
Published June 15, 2017
As Americans weigh Donald Trump’s credibility against that of former FBI director James Comey, they should keep in mind that Trump’s history is to …
Published May 22, 2017
In The Great Divide: Story of the 2016 US Presidential Race I talk about how Republicans’ main strategy during the campaign was to find …
Published May 15, 2017
All the speculating on why Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey when he did is a waste of time. I’ll tell you what …
Published May 12, 2017
In a televised interview with Chris Matthews of MSNBC, Trump put his foot in his mouth on the issue of abortion. You’ll recall that …