Time to choose between Mr. Fix-it and Mr. Destroy-itDonald Trump won the 2024 election thanks to two separate groups of voters. There are, of course, the Trump die-hards, people for whom…Mar 20Mar 20
Humbug: why Congress is letting Musk and Trump take over its jobWe spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.Feb 22Feb 22
Never say Nerva: a requiem for the Biden administrationWhen Joe Biden was first elected, I thought he would be the Democrats’ answer to the Roman emperor Nerva. Never heard of Nerva? Don’t beat…Feb 9Feb 9
Trump may be a Fascist, but he’s no HitlerThe coming of a new year brings out the prognosticator in all of us. This year, people are wondering, not just about what the coming year…Jan 18Jan 18
The pandemic, stupidOne thing that was curiously missing from the 2024 campaign rhetoric was the Covid-19 pandemic, a traumatic event from which we are just…Jan 14Jan 14
Why the Democrats Lost: One Virginian’s ViewElection season is over, and now it’s finger-pointing season. Having lost the Virginia gubernatorial election, Democrats are looking for…Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
It’s not the style of Trump’s speech that caused the violence; it’s the substanceSenator Ted Cruz has found Donald Trump guilty of excessive “rhetoric” in the President’s speech just before the assault on the capitol…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Learning to forgive Trump voters“Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I have been trying to make that my mantra since election night.Jan 18, 20211Jan 18, 20211
Message to Trump’s “Christian” supporters: read the New Testament. The whole thing.It seems that Jesus is having the same problem as Bob Mueller: nobody wants to read the full report. That’s the only explanation I can…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Democrats, calm down. But not too much.Democrats are furious about the rushed arrangements for the nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, and rightfully so. But they…Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
