Senator Ted Cruz has found Donald Trump guilty of excessive “rhetoric” in the President’s speech just before the assault on the capitol. Meanwhile, journalists and Democrats have been combing through the speech looking for words and phrases that could be seen as inciting violence. But in this case, the devil…

“Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I have been trying to make that my mantra since election night. I am trying really hard not to hate Donald Trump’s supporters. Right now, hate is the last thing we need more of. Like many Americans, I am profoundly relieved…

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 find for the fact that so many people cite their Christianity as a reason for voting for Donald Trump. Much has been written about the…

Democrats are furious about the rushed arrangements for the nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, and rightfully so. But they need to be careful not to overreact. Talk about packing the Supreme Court is premature, to say the least. Such talk plays into President Trump’s hands: he has been…

You’ve got to hand it to the Republicans; they’ve pulled off quite a feat. Within the last decade, they’ve taken opposite sides on the same issue and managed to be wrong both times. And now it appears they want to go 0 for 3. The issue I’m talking about is…

One of my favorite Monty Python sketches was a send-up of British television coverage of Parliamentary elections. The sketch’s imaginary election pitted candidates from the Sensible Party against candidates from the Silly Party. …

If the Republicans were smart, they’d promise to wait until the next presidential term to nominate and confirm a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. If the President and Republican Senate leaders move forward to replace Ginsburg immediately, they’ll lose whatever shred of credibility they still had…