Trump’s Jerusalem declaration a mere six days before Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election may have had more to do with…
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) conducted another interview with me (see previous one here) a few weeks ago about…
Without George W. Bush’s presidency, it’s hard to imagine Obama’s 2008 victory; without both, it’s hard to imagine Trump being…
In a year where it is hard to keep track of the stupendous volume of political insanity inflicted on and…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
Donald Trump’s victory in the South Carolina Republican primary will be remembered as the moment when he secured his hostile…
Those hoping for nominees other than Clinton and Trump almost certainly needed outcomes other than what actually happened on Saturday…
Iowa only succeeded in providing less, not more, clarity with its surprising results. Neither the victors nor the losers can…
As Iowa readies its inexcusably and alarmingly undemocratic caucuses to kick off the two major American parties’ presidential nomination process, culminating in…
Barring any kind of a major development in the next few days or consistently terribly inaccurate polling, Donald Trump will…
Sane Republicans and the rest of America saw little to reassure themselves that a sane dark horse would emerge in…
With its focus on national security, the mid-December Republican debate, though a month past, can still serve as a stark…
Happy Risky New Year If people thought 2015 was bad, 2016 shows no sign of letting on up on risk. The…
Republicans, predictably after the Paris attacks, have turned on Syrian refugees as the latest group from which they can arouse…
Author’s note: even at this stage of the game in late 2015, it was clear the Republican Party was a…